Jaspers sought to avoid the trap of citing pieces of Nietzsche's work to support and reinforce already-held opinions. Instead, he shows the range of Nietzsche's views - including his endorsement of war and warriors, his prophecies of world struggle and "new masters" and the arrogance of the supermen. Yet Jaspers finds Nietzsche's philosophy to be extraordinary, not only because he foresaw all the monstrosities of the 20th century, but also because he saw through them.