Nietzsche

American  

[nee-chuh, -chee] / ˈni tʃə, -tʃi /

noun

1. Friedrich Wilhelm 1844–1900, German philosopher.

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Nietzsche British  

/ ˈniːtʃə /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Nietzschean
  noun
• Nietzscheism
  noun

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Nietzsche

The book’s style is more professorial than memoirist, and deals with themes from Aristotle and Plato to Hobbes, Nietzsche, Hegel and other more arcane philosophers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

He had played college baseball, but insisted that his real passions were more aligned with Terrence Malick, Nietzsche and obscure indie bands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024

Nietzsche said that solitude makes us tougher toward ourselves and more tender toward others.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady