Human, All Too Human

From the Soul of Artists and Writers

Nietzsche uses this section to denounce the idea of divine inspiration in art, claiming that great art is the result of hard work, not a higher power or "genius". This can be interpreted as a veiled attack on his former friend Wagner (a strong believer in genius), though Nietzsche never mentions him by name, instead simply using the term "the artist".

Will to power Individual psychology

Alfred Adler borrowed heavily from Nietzsche's work to develop his second Viennese school of psychotherapy called . Adler (1912) wrote in his important..

Tschandala

(old German transcription of chandala) is a term Friedrich Nietzsche borrowed from the Indian caste system, where a is a member of the lowest social cl..

World riddle View of Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche referred to the World Riddle (Welträthsel) in several of his writings; however, his direct influence was limited to a few years, by..

Friedrich Nietzsche Reading and influence

A trained philologist, Nietzsche had a thorough knowledge of Greek philosophy. He read Kant, Plato, Mill, Schopenhauer and Spir, who became his main opp..

Friedrich Nietzsche's views on women Psychological digs and constructions

Another author takes up this same quote, recognizing that [a]lthough Nietzsche as generously as ever saves his commentators the labor of interpretation..