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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and Nobody

Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a profound and influential work that delves into the nature of existence, morality, and the human condition. It is a collection of aphorisms and parables narrated by the character Zarathustra, who seeks to inspire a new kind of human being, the overman. The book is known for its challenging and often cryptic style, and it has had a significant impact on Western philosophy and literature. more

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, and writer whose works have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, literature, and thought. His ideas revolve around concepts such as the 'will to power', the 'Übermensch', and the 'eternal recurrence'. more

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“Philosophers are not honest enough in their work, although they make a lot of virtuous noise when the problem of truthfulness is touched even remotely. They all pose as if they had discovered and reached their real opinions through the self-development of a cold, pure, divinely unconcerned dialectic...; while at bottom it is an assumption, a hunch, indeed a kind of "inspiration" most often a desire of the heart that has been filtered and made abstract that they defend with reasons they have sought after the fact.”

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