Übermensch
Americannoun
plural
Übermenschennoun
Etymology
Origin of Übermensch
literally: over-man
Example Sentences
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Some even proclaim that these creatures of big tech are the next step in evolution, Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Übermensch.”
From Scientific American
On the other hand, if he were really the Ubermensch he pretends to be and he really was able to rid the country of corruption and destroy his enemies, then why hasn't he done so—eight years later?
From Salon
The anti-democratic philosopher par excellence, Nietzsche believed that humanity can only take the next evolutionary leap if a strong leader—the so-called übermensch, or “overman”—exerts his will over the rudderless masses.
From Slate
In his Future Tense Fiction story “No Regrets,” Carter Scholz cheekily resurrects the iconic James Bond antagonist Dr. No, who is satirized as an Elon Musk-ish tech tycoon/Nietzschean übermensch.
From Slate
A novelist with a doctorate in theology from Oxford who has written widely on travel and religion, including for The New York Times, Burton is a confident conductor on this, an express voyage over several centuries, glossing an international lingo of self-determination: “sprezzatura” and “bon ton” and “Übermensch.”
From New York Times
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