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German Philosophy: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche

Red Menace

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The Ubermensch in Thus Smokes Our Sotra

In Thus Smokes our Thustra, Nietzsche introduces another concept which offers us an answer to the problem of eternal recurrence. Most people translate it as Superman or as Overman. The ubermensch is man becoming more than man and being able to fill the gap left by god's death. To live life unchanged over and over again forever on end, according to nisha, is enough.

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