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Nietzsche

American

[nee-chuh, -chee] / ˈni tʃə, -tʃi /

noun

Friedrich Wilhelm 1844–1900, German philosopher.

Nietzsche British

/ ˈniːtʃə, ˈniːtʃɪən /

noun

Friedrich Wilhelm (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1844–1900, German philosopher, poet, and critic, noted esp for his concept of the superman and his rejection of traditional Christian values. His chief works are The Birth of Tragedy (1872), Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883–91), and Beyond Good and Evil (1886)

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Grammarly has created digital mimics of dead writers and thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche and Carl Sagan to give personalized feedback on emails and term papers.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

Coach Nietzsche couldn’t have said it any better.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

I don’t mean that we are trapped in an inflexible pattern of endlessly repeating historical cycles, as in the more esoteric propositions of Vico and Nietzsche.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2025

The bookshelves were indeed filled with copies of Nietzsche, biographies of Napoleon and a volume entitled The Dictator’s Handbook.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

The quotation, commonly attributed to Nietzsche, that “there is no immaculate perception,” perfectly captures how cognitive schemas—thought structures—influence what we notice and how the things we notice get interpreted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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