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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nietzschean concept
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anthropological ideal ⓘ concept in German philosophy ⓘ concept in existentialism ⓘ ethical ideal ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| centralFigureFor |
Zoroaster
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surface form:
Zarathustra (Nietzsche’s prophet)
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| characterizedBy |
affirmation of existence
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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
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creation of new values ⓘ overcoming traditional morality ⓘ self-transformation ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century continental philosophy
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existentialist philosophy ⓘ modern literary theory ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
overman
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superman ⓘ |
| misinterpretedAs |
biological racial ideal
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political authoritarian ideal ⓘ |
| oftenMistranslatedAs |
Superman
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surface form:
superman
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| opposedTo |
Christian morality
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herd morality ⓘ slave morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
ethics
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philosophical anthropology ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
death of God
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eternal recurrence ⓘ master morality ⓘ nihilism ⓘ self-overcoming ⓘ value creation ⓘ will to power ⓘ |
| standsInContrastTo |
herd
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last man ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.