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Übermensch
The '''' ( , ; ) is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. In his 1883 book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra'' (), Nietzsche has his character Zarathustra posit the as a goal for humanity to set for itself. The represents a shift from otherworldly Christian values and manifests the grounded human ideal. Zarathustra proclaims the will of the to give meaning to life on planet Earth, and admonishes his audience to ignore those who promise other-worldly fulfillment.
God is dead
statement by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
ressentiment
In philosophy, ressentiment (; ) is one of the forms of resentment or hostility. The concept was of particular interest to some 19th-century thinkers, most notably Friedrich Nietzsche. According to their use, ressentiment is a sense of hostility directed toward an object that one identifies as the cause of one's frustration, that is, an assignment of blame for one's frustration. The sense of weakness or inferiority complex and perhaps even jealousy in the face of the "cause" generates a rejecting/justifying value system, or morality, which attacks or denies the perceived source of one's frustr
will to power
philosophical concept proposed by Friedrich Nietzsche
amor fati
Latin phrase
perspectivism
Perspectivism (also called perspectivalism) is the epistemological principle that perception of and knowledge of something are always bound to the interpretive perspectives of those observing it. While perspectivism regard all perspectives and interpretations as being of equal truth or value, it holds that no one has access to an absolute view of the world cut off from perspective. Instead, all such occurs from some point of view which in turn affects how things are perceived. Rather than attempt to determine truth by correspondence to things outside any perspective, perspectivism thus general
Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
genealogy
historical technique in philosophy, questioning the commonly understood emergence of philosophical or social beliefs by accounting for the scope, breadth or totality of discourse, thus extending the possibility of analysis
transvaluation of values
concept of Niezschean philosophy
philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
philosophical ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzschean affirmation
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
Tschandala
Tschandala (old German transcription of chandala) is a term Friedrich Nietzsche borrowed from the Indian caste system, where a chandala is a member of the lowest social class. Nietzsche's interpretation and use of the term relied on a translation of Manusmriti by Max Müller.
Friedrich Nietzsche's views on women
world riddle
usage in the work of several authors of a phrase meant to suggest the universe is like a mystery with a solution