Who was Nietzhe? And what did he do, write, and/or stand for?

Answer 1

Nietzsche was a german philosopher, his best known works include Beyond Good and Evil, Twilight of the Idols, the Will to Power, and the Birth of Tragedy; he wrote about how old style morality was outdated and wouldn't work and a new updated morality is needed. He is known for talking about ubermensch (super men), someone who creates (writes) their own ethical code.

Answer 2

You mean N - I - E - T - Z - S- C- H- E.

There is a great deal you are asking me to explain in a place where I don't think anyone really can give you a proper answer simply because people study philosophers for many years. For example, a person who does doctoral studies in philosophy can spend at least three years learning about what a great thinker has done, written and stands for.

Also, it is important to understand that one of the most interesting things about education and questions like this is that the academic community argues about what people like Nietzsche think and believe.

A very short answer about who this person is comes from a very good Internet site from Stanford University's philosophy department. The bibliographical information for this site is below. And as we breiefly learn

"Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of traditional morality and Christianity. He believed in life, creativity, health, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to Nietzsche's philosophy is the idea of "life-affirmation," which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines which drain life's energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. Often referred to as one of the first "existentialist" philosophers, Nietzsche has inspired leading figures in all walks of cultural life, including dancers, poets, novelists, painters, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists and social revolutionaries."

This by no means answers you question properly simpley because if you can study about a person like this for many years, well you can imagine how it is impossible to really do justice to what you are interested in.

At the Stanford University site you can read about what he wrote and they provide a list.

I have read this philosopher and can only say that he is a very intelligent, creative and important thinker. He has influenced many modern philosophers, social scientists and others.

He wrote many things and I really like his aphorisms. Here is a list of some of his works. But the best thing to do is really to read about him online at the site I sent you and then buy a book by hima and read it. You can also read essays about him and if you really want to find out about him then you should study a course with a professor.

He is very misunderstood and often people just say his name without knowing what he really said.

His books are:
Kritische Gesamtausgabe Briefwechsel. ed. G. Colli and M. Montinari, 24 vols. in 4 parts. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1975.
The Antichrist. trans. Walter Kaufmann, in The Portable Nietzsche, ed. Walter Kaufmann. New York: Viking Press, 1968.
Beyond Good and Evil. trans. Walter Kaufmann. New York: Random House, 1966.
The Birth of Tragedy. trans. Walter Kaufmann, in The Birth of Tragedy and The Case of Wagner. New York: Random House, 1967.
The Case of Wagner. trans. Walter Kaufmann, inThe Birth of Tragedy and The Case of Wagner. New York: Random House, 1967.
Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality. trans. R. J. Hollingdale. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.
Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is. trans. Walter Kaufmann, in On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo. New York: Random House, 1967.
The Gay Science, with a Prelude of Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs. tr. Walter Kaufmann. New York: Random House, 1974.
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits. trans. R. J. Hollingdale. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Nietzsche Contra Wagner. trans. Walter Kaufmann, in The Portable Nietzsche. New York: Viking Press, 1968.
On the Genealogy of Morals. trans. Walter Kaufmann and R.J. Hollingdale, in On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo. New York: Random House, 1967.
Philosophy and Truth: Selections from Nietzsche's Notebooks of the Early 1870's. trans. and ed. Daniel Breazeale. Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press, 1979.
Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks. trans. Marianne Cowan. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1962.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra. trans. Walter Kaufmann, in The Portable Nietzsche. New York: Viking Press, 1968.
Twilight of the Idols. trans. Walter Kaufmann, in The Portable Nietzsche. New York: Viking Press, 1968.
Untimely Meditations. trans. R. J. Hollingdale. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
The Will to Power. trans. Walter Kaufmann. New York: Random House, 1967.

Best Wishes,
Gerb

Answer 3

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a German philologist and philosopher

Answer 4

Nietzhe was a German philosopher who had a loathing of Western living and religion

Answer 5

Friedrich Nieztsche (1844-1900) was a german philosopher.

Answer 6

Interesting Guy, finished in mental institution...So be careful with Philosophy. Philosophy is not about to prove others, it is prove to yourself by living that which your philosophy is. Published or unpublished.Written or unwritten.

Answer 7

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher.

Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche

Answer 8

He was an atheist existentialist who slept with Wagner's (the musician) wife.

Answer 9

He finished in a mental institution because he contracted syphillis from a hooker, not because of philosophy.

Answer 10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche

look there for more info.

on a personal note the following is a humorous account on his philosophy:

"God is Dead."--Nietzsche
"Nietzsche is dead."--God.