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What Exactly Did Nietzsche Mean by “Übermensch”?
BA, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
MA, Columbia University, Manhattan, NY, USA
- 1 BA, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- 2 MA, Columbia University, Manhattan, NY, USA
Advances in Literary Study·Volume 10 (2022)·Pages 386–397·Published 29 August 2022·DOI10.4236/als.2022.104031
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Abstract
Nietzsche used the words “übermensch” and “übermenschen” in his book “Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen.” Several translations of these words have been put forward in the more than a century since this book’s first publication in the 1880s. This paper will examine German and “Also sprach Zarathustra,” also referred to as “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” later on, and argue that “Beyond-Human” is the best translation of übermensch.
KeywordsNietzscheZarathustraÜbermenschÜbermenschen
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