Nietzsche

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Nietzsche
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Biography

• Nietzsche was born in the German village of
  Rocken bei Lutzen on October 15, 1844.
• He was a sickly, yet creative, youth who wrote
  plays, poems, and music.
• All the men Nietzsches family were Lutheran
  ministers and he was expected to follow in their
  footsteps.

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• In 1864 Nietzsche began Theology studies at the
  University of Bonn.
• After a semester he lost faith in Christianity.
• The next year he began Philology courses at the
  University of Leipzig.

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• In 1871 Nietzsche published his first major
  philosophical work, The Birth of Tragedy From
  The Spirit of Music.
• Over the next few years Nietzsche wrote several
  books, plays, essays, and musical pieces while
  teaching at the University of Basel.
• In 1879 his health deteriorated and he was forced
  to resign.
• Over the next ten years Nietzsche wandered
  Europe, seeking to regain his health.

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• In 1889 Nietzsche fell victim to psychosis and
  his career came to an end.
• Nietzsche died on August 25, 1900

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Philosophy

• Man is something that must be overcome.
• - Nietzsche,
• And Thus Spoke Zarathustra
• Nietzsche believed that humanity was inherently
  depraved but individuals possess the power to
  improve themselves beyond society.

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Sense Perception

• Nietzsche believed the senses could be, and had
  to be, trusted.
• Nietzsche believed that the Universe was
  homogenous and secular.

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Ubermensch

• Nietzsche believed that man could escape his
  inherent absurdity through focused creative
  activity and achieve the state of Ubermensch,
  which means superman.

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God is dead.-Nietzsche

• Nietzsche believed that the Christian God was no
  longer a relevant or true source of absolute
  moral values. He believed that Christianity had
  become obsolete.
• Nietzsche was searching for a set of moral values
  that ran deeper than those set forth by a
  religion.

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Influences

• Nietzsche was influenced by Arthur Schopenhauer
  and Kierkegaard.

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Groups Nietzsche Influenced

• The Nazi party used Nietzsches concept of
  Ubermensch as justification for Eugenics.
• Nietzsche influenced the French Existentialist
  Movement.