Übermensch

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Nietzschean concept anthropological ideal concept in German philosophy concept in existentialism ethical ideal philosophical concept

The Übermensch is Nietzsche’s ideal of a higher type of human who creates their own values and meaning beyond conventional morality and religion.

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Label Occurrences
Übermensch canonical 7
overman (Übermensch) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nietzschean concept ⓘ
anthropological ideal ⓘ
concept in German philosophy ⓘ
concept in existentialism ⓘ
ethical ideal ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
centralFigureFor Zoroaster ⓘ
surface form: Zarathustra (Nietzsche’s prophet)
characterizedBy affirmation of existence ⓘ
autonomous value creation ⓘ
courage to face meaninglessness ⓘ
creative power ⓘ
individualism ⓘ
overcoming of ressentiment ⓘ
rejection of transcendent moral standards ⓘ
self-mastery ⓘ
spiritual strength ⓘ
coinedBy Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ
describedIn Thus Spoke Zarathustra ⓘ
firstMajorAppearance Thus Spoke Zarathustra ⓘ
hasGoal affirmation of life ⓘ
creation of new values ⓘ
overcoming traditional morality ⓘ
self-transformation ⓘ
influenced 20th-century continental philosophy ⓘ
existentialist philosophy ⓘ
modern literary theory ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ
languageOfOrigin German ⓘ
literalMeaning overman ⓘ
superman ⓘ
misinterpretedAs biological racial ideal ⓘ
political authoritarian ideal ⓘ
oftenMistranslatedAs Superman ⓘ
surface form: superman
opposedTo Christian morality ⓘ
herd morality ⓘ
slave morality ⓘ
philosophicalDomain ethics ⓘ
philosophical anthropology ⓘ
value theory ⓘ
relatedConcept death of God ⓘ
eternal recurrence ⓘ
master morality ⓘ
nihilism ⓘ
self-overcoming ⓘ
value creation ⓘ
will to power ⓘ
standsInContrastTo herd ⓘ
last man ⓘ

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Subject: Übermensch
Description of subject: The Übermensch is Nietzsche’s ideal of a higher type of human who creates their own values and meaning beyond conventional morality and religion.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Friedrich Nietzsche → notableIdea → Übermensch ⓘ
Thus Spoke Zarathustra → theme → Übermensch ⓘ
Thus Spoke Zarathustra → notableConcept → Übermensch ⓘ
Richard Strauss tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra → philosophicalTheme → Übermensch ⓘ
subject surface form: Also sprach Zarathustra
parable of the madman → relatedConcept → Übermensch ⓘ
subject surface form: Parable of the Madman
this entity surface form: overman (Übermensch)
Nietzschean philosophy → coreTheme → Übermensch ⓘ
The Will to Power → relatedConcept → Übermensch ⓘ
Jenseits von Gut und Böse → philosophicalConcept → Übermensch ⓘ