Nietzsche

[ nee-chuh, -chee ]

/ ˈni tʃə, -tʃi /

noun

Frie·drich Wil·helm

[free-drikh vil-helm] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1844–1900, German philosopher.

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Examples from the Web for nietzsche

But as Nietzsche once wrote, “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.”
Doctors Have No Answers for Colombian Teens' Mass Hysteria|Kent Sepkowitz|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He described his victory as a miracle yet he quotes Nietzsche as a source for his vision of how Christianity should move forward.
Deconstructing David Brat’s ‘Scholarship’|Candida Moss|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Next time you watch a Yeasayer video on YouTube, consider: the Internet offers us Nietzsche for the people.
From Smarm To Snark, We’re All Soldiers In The War On Obscurity|James Poulos|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I do not want to wage war against what is ugly,” wrote Nietzsche.
From Smarm To Snark, We’re All Soldiers In The War On Obscurity|James Poulos|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But Nietzsche understood resentment is a powerful, dangerous counterforce to any positivity police.
From Smarm To Snark, We’re All Soldiers In The War On Obscurity|James Poulos|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is a big little physical coward and prides himself on being the realisation of Nietzsche's Uebermensch.
An Anarchist Woman|Hutchins Hapgood
In his views on matters of fact Nietzsche, as becomes the nave egotist, was quite irresponsible.
Egotism in German Philosophy|George Santayana
Nietzsche has said that life is valuable only as the instrument of knowledge.
Initiation into Philosophy|Emile Faguet
Nationalism, as Nietzsche says, "has in France corrupted character, and in Germany has corrupted spirit and taste."
Romain Rolland|Stefan Zweig
Nietzsche came and heard the Wagnerian music and was caught as flotsam in its whirling eddies.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for nietzsche

Nietzsche

/ (ˈniːtʃə) /

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)

Derived forms of Nietzsche

Nietzschean (ˈniːtʃɪən), noun, adjectiveNietzscheism or Nietzscheanism, noun

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