Nietzsche
[nee-chuh, -chee]
- Frie·drich Wil·helm [free-drikh vil-helm] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1844–1900, German philosopher.
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Contemporary Examples
But as Nietzsche once wrote, “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.”
He described his victory as a miracle yet he quotes Nietzsche as a source for his vision of how Christianity should move forward.
Next time you watch a Yeasayer video on YouTube, consider: the Internet offers us Nietzsche for the people.
“I do not want to wage war against what is ugly,” wrote Nietzsche.
But Nietzsche understood resentment is a powerful, dangerous counterforce to any positivity police.
Historical Examples
Nietzsche has said that life is valuable only as the instrument of knowledge.
Initiation into PhilosophyEmile Faguet
Ellenora, who dislikes Nietzsche more than ever, calls herself Mrs. Bishop.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
Nietzsche was a potent force in the nineteenth century, but not understood.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
Nietzsche would have welcomed him as his superman incarnate!
War Letters of a Public-School BoyPaul Jones.
Nietzsche said that a woman's ability to hate is in proportion to her inability to charm.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
Nietzsche
- 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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