Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is

Ecce homo, "behold the man", are the words Friedrich Nietzsche chose as the title for his literary self-portrait.

A main purpose of the book was to offer Nietzsche's own perspective on his work as a philosopher and human being.

Ecce Homo also forcefully repudiates those interpretations of his previous works purporting to find support there for imperialism, anti-Semitism, militarism, and Social Darwinism.Nietzsche strives to present a new image of the philosopher and of himself as a philosopher.

He expounds upon his life as a child, his tastes as an individual, and his vision for humanity.