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The Übermensch (/ ˈ uː b ər m ɛ n ʃ / OO-bər-mensh, German: [ˈʔyːbɐmɛnʃ] ⓘ; lit. 'Overman' or 'Superman') is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche.In his 1883 book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra (German: Also sprach Zarathustra), Nietzsche has his character Zarathustra posit the Übermensch as a goal for humanity to set for itself.
Nietzsche warned that the society of the last man could be too barren and decadent to support the growth of healthy human life or great individuals. The last man is only possible by mankind having bred an apathetic person or society who loses the ability to dream, to strive, and who become unwilling to take risks, instead simply earning their ...
Friedrich Nietzsche, Edvard Munch, 1906 Scholars have argued that "the worst possible way to understand Zarathustra is as a teacher of doctrines". [ 13 ] Nonetheless Thus Spoke Zarathustra "has contributed most to the public perception of Nietzsche as philosopher – namely, as the teacher of the 'doctrines' of the will to power , the overman ...
“Man is something that shall be overcome,” the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in his 1883 classic Thus Spoke Zarathustra. “Man is a rope, tied between beast and superman—a ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche [ii] (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. [14] He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy.
A German philosopher [Friedrich Nietzsche] has said: 'Live dangerously.' I would like this to be the motto of the passionate, young Italian Fascism: 'Live dangerously.' This must mean to be ready for everything, any sacrifice, any danger, any action, when it comes to defending the fatherland and fascism.
Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch, occasionally translated "Overman" (as opposed to, e.g., "Superman") A supervisor, especially in the coal mining industry; Overman Act, an American law that increased presidential power during World War I; Overman Committee, a subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Friedrich Nietzsche, in circa 1875. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) developed his philosophy during the late 19th century. He owed the awakening of his philosophical interest to reading Arthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (The World as Will and Representation, 1819, revised 1844) and said that Schopenhauer was one of the few thinkers that he respected, dedicating to him ...