Yet Nietzsche would be quoted years after his death to justify German Nazi ideology. He intensely disliked Imperial Germany and the growing German nationalism of his day. Born in Rocken, Germany, the son of a Polish Lutheran minister and a German mother, Nietzsche declared there was nothing German about him. In Thus Spake Zarathustra, Nietzsche developed the concept of the übermensch or overman, a word incorrectly translated into English as the superman. Nietzsche's work is known more by how it was misinterpreted than by a careful examination of his life and writings. » Further reading: Thus Spake Zarathustra (text) » Further Viewing: Videosįriedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900 CE) wrote Thus Spake Zarathustra, a book through which many Europeans became familiar with the name Zarathushtra. Nietzsche's Parable of the Mad Man & God is Dead The LieīBC's Human, All Too Human - Nietzsche & His Work Prerequisite for the Overman - Great Healthiness The Sun - Zoroastrian & Mithraic Symbolism Introspection, Meditation & Contemplation Nietzsche's Understanding of Zarathustra Zarathushtra EduljeeĬontents Friedrich Nietzsche - Introduction
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