Letter from the Editor

Dear Readers,

This issue of the Journal of Nietzsche Studies presents new research by a distinguished group of international Nietzsche scholars, including authors based in Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Articles in this issue treat concerns about philology, exegesis, and interpretation in a variety of ways. Werner Stegmaier's article addresses the question of how to read Nietzsche based on Nietzsche's own practice of philology and the guidance he gives concerning reading, exegesis, and interpretation. Herman Siemens, whose work on the Nietzsche Dictionary project (de Gruyter) provides a distinctive vantage on Nietzsche's philology and philosophical development, carefully documents the evolution of Nietzsche's ideas about democracy from early in his writings up until 1886. Ken Gemes offers an elaborate account of Freud's theory of sublimation and how Nietzsche's works not only anticipate some of these ideas but also indicate fruitful routes to resolving ambiguities in Freud's work. And Michael Ure offers a new look at Nietzsche's engagement with Stoicism, the interpretation of suffering, and the relation between the affects and valuation. I am grateful to the contributors for their fine work. I also want to thank Professor Lisa Marie Anderson, Department of German at Hunter College, for her significant contributions to the journal. Anderson has skillfully translated several pieces for the journal, including the article by Stegmaier that appears in this issue. We hope to continue the fruitful relationship.

I am very pleased to announce that Daniel Conway joins the editorial board with this issue. His work is well known to the journal's readers. He is also a past editor of the journal and has long served as a peer reviewer. We are very grateful for the association.

Finally, I wish to introduce the new assistant editor, Professor Anthony K. Jensen of the Department of Philosophy at Lehman College of City University of New York. Jensen's articles, translations, and reviews have appeared in many venues, including the Journal of Nietzsche Studies, the Journal of the History of Philosophy, and the British Journal for the History of Philosophy, among others. Alongside some smaller projects, he is presently at work on a monograph, Nietzsche's Philosophies of History.

Future issues of the journal will focus on Nietzsche's project of revaluation and on Nietzsche and ancient philosophy. We also continue to seek submissions from individuals whose work lies outside of those themes.