Articles for tag: Franz Kafka, Friedrich Nietzsche

The Poetry of Jim Morrison

Biography and influences James Douglas Morrison was born in Melbourne Florida on December 8, 1943 to George Steven and Clara Morrison. His father was in the United States Navy and Morrison moved a lot growing up. He graduated George Washington High School in 1961. He moved to Los Angels, California to attend University of California, ...

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Friedrich Nietzsche’s Moral Philosophy: A Summary

In Beyond Good and Evil, one of Friedrich Nietzsche’s most famous works, he condemns the popular moral philosophy of his day. He denies that traits such as pity, humility and meekness are universal virtues. In fact, Nietzsche goes on to call a philosophy that deems such traits to be universally good one of “slave morality;” ...

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The Basics of Nietzsche’s Morality

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is one of the most controversial philosophers in history. Many philosophers regard him as a top tier thinker, a more intellectually respectable Ayn Rand-type advocate of selfishness and egotism that academics don’t have to be embarrassed to admit they agree with. On the other hand there are at least as many philosophers ...

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Inspirational Teacher Quotes

Besides parents or other caregivers, teachers help shape us more than any other people we may come across. The following are inspirational quotes for teachers and those who admire them. Share one of these quotes with a teacher who has inspired you. You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it ...

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Explaining Nietzsche’s Superman

The Superman (Der Übermensch) is a concept primarily associated with the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Richard Roos defined it as: The Superman of Nietzsche is a god on earth. It should not worry about men, nor the government’s. The Superman in Nietzsche’s thought In the philosophy of Nietzsche, the concept of Superman is linked to ...