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Nietzsche viewed philology, the study of ancient texts, as a scientific pursuit that would challenge him intellectually while allowing for an emotional detachment from the art he once adored. He juggled his studies while grappling with his previous aspirations of becoming a poet or composer. Ultimately, it was his Prussian upbringing—valuing order and discipline—that steered him away from the avant-garde artistic world.