Übermensch

The Übermensch (German for "Overman, Overhuman, Above-Human, Superman, Superhuman, Ultraman, Ultrahuman, Beyond-Man"; ), Nietzsche has his character Zarathustra posit the Übermensch as a goal for humanity to set for itself. It is a work of philosophical allegory, with a structural similarity to the Gathas of Zoroaster/Zarathustra.

Apollonian and Dionysian German philosophy

Although the use of the concepts of the Apollonian and Dionysian is famously linked to Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, the terms were used before him..

Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche The will to power

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Will to power Interpretations

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Tschandala Nazi appropriation

Terms like race, breeding, Aryan and others Nietzsche used in his later works were very useful for Nazi ideologues who tried to take him in for their po..

Franz Overbeck Youth

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