Breeding and Enlightenment

The author of the paper shows, by using numerous examples, a connection between Enlightenment and breeding (Zucht) as well as multiple meanings that the notion of breeding acquired in the course of philosophical-cultural reflection. He raises objections against Peter Sloterdijk and refutes his claim that Nietzsche supposedly was a supporter of 'small breeding' because he intuited an inevitable fight over the directions of man's formation.