Nietzschean
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- noun
- /niˈtʃeɪən/
- And I would say that I, I was a full blown Nietzschean at one point.
- Nietzschean historicism
- Nietzschean critique
- Nietzschean terms
Examples
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The only scholar who has treated the Nietzschean critique of science in anything like appropriately political terms is Laurence Lampert.
Academic text (2000) -
In Hamlet, the Nietzschean question, "Who speaks?" is shadowed by the questions, "Who listens?" and "Who poisons?"
Academic text (1994) -
Nonetheless, the Nietzschean parallel is significant.
Academic text (1999) -
- We're here to orient you into the Nietzschean ways of the big, bad city.
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We need hypermorality, the Nietzschean ethics of difficult times.
Blog text (24) -
In any case, the Nietzschean title, "L'Immoraliste," implies the transcending of morality.
Academic text (1990) -
In a critical study of Nietzsche, the French philosopher Gustave Thibon reinstates what he calls "the Nietzschean ideal of the sanctification of power":
Academic text (1992) -
However, as critics have noted, Hamsun expressed a love of nature and Nietzschean ideas before he had any familiarity with the idea of Blut-und-Boden or had even heard of Nietzsche's philosophy.
Academic text (1999) -
As a devoted Nietzschean, she often spent hours discussing the implications of his philosophy.
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Many Nietzscheans believe in the idea of the "Übermensch," which challenges traditional morality.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Nietzschean comes from the name Nietzsche plus the ending -an, which can mean 'a follower' or 'someone connected to', similar to how Newtonian points to Newton's followers. So a Nietzschean is a person who follows or supports Nietzsche's ideas.