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Nietzsche’s Life and Works

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[Revised entry by Robert Wicks on September 10, 2021.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. He was interested in the enhancement of individual and cultural health, and believed in life, creativity, power, and down-to-earth realities, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life’s expansive energies, however…

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