Friedrich Nietzsche By: Ethan Zakrewski, Derek Moore, Jordan St. Peter, Sarah Donaldson, and Madison Queen

Nietzsche's Early Life Photo by Arman Bryan Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation (1818) captured his mind and led him towards an atheistic view after he found it in a local bookstore. Born on October 15, 1844 in Röcken bei Lützen. His father and brother died when he was 5; he, his mother, and other family members moved shortly afterwards. Attended a first-rate boarding school from the age of He went to the University of Bonn in 1864 as a theology and philology student, but he soon focused more on philology He moved to the University of Leipzig in 1865.

Nietzsche’s Ethical POV Nietzsche writes about possible “great human beings” or "higher types" who serve as an example of people who would follow his philosophical ideals. These ideal human beings Nietzsche calls by terms such as "the philosopher of the future", "the free spirit", "the tragic artist" and "the Übermensch" which translates directly into “superman.” They are often described by Nietzsche as being highly creative, courageous, powerful and extremely rare individuals. They are “geniuses” by his definition of how an ideal individual acts. In Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche puts forward the "the Übermensch” as a goal that humanity can set for itself. Nietzsche argued that two types of morality existed: a master morality that comes from the "noble man", and a slave morality that develops reactively within the weak man. These two moralities do not present simple inversions of one another. They form two different value systems: master morality fits actions into a scale of 'good' or 'bad' consequences, whereas slave morality fits actions into a scale of "good" or "evil" intentions.

Aesthetics Of Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. Friedrich Nietzsche was interested in the enhancement of individual and cultural health, and believed in life, creativity, power, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Nietzsche claims to be wise as a consequence of his acute aesthetic sensitivity to nuances of health and sickness in people's attitudes and characters; he claims to be clever because he knows how to choose the right nutrition, climate, residence and recreation for himself.

Influence of Others After graduating from Schulpforta, Nietzsche entered the University of Bonn in 1864 as a theology and philology student, and became inspired by a man named Ritschl, and followed him to the University of Leipzig in Ritschl was a classic scholar whose work was based around the Roman comic poet, Plautus During his time at the University of Bonn, Nietzsche quickly established his own academic reputation through his published essays on two 6th century BCE poets, Theognis and Simonides, which he wrote through his inspiration on Ritschl. At the age of 21, Schopenhauer's atheistic vision of the world influenced Nietzsche's imagination, and helped him keep a mature thought. After discovering Schopenhauer, Nietzsche read F.A. Lange's newly-published History of Materialism and Critique of its Present Significance, a work that views metaphysical speculation as an expression of poetic illusion.

Religion and Spirituality ● Friedrich Nietzsche was originally quite religious. He studied theology at the University of Bonn and his father was a Lutheran minister. During his studies, however, he learned of the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and became a staunch atheist. Nietzsche was quite critical of religion–and Christianity in particular. According to Nietzsche, religion was a shield with which mankind protects itself from fear and anxiety over his mortality, insignificance and confusion. In place of Christian ethics, Nietzsche simply felt that people should do whatever makes them happy. ● “God is dead… We have killed him.” - Friedrich Nietzsche