Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche is renowned for his significant contributions to 19th-century thought, particularly on religion, ethics, modern culture, philosophy, and science. His concepts, such as the death of God, the Übermensch, the drive to power, and everlasting recurrence, are widely recognized. At 24, he became the youngest person to occupy the Chair seat of classical philology at the University of Basel.

Nietzsche’s philosophy was characterized by a radical critique of truth, a genealogical critique of religion and Christian morality, and an aesthetic affirmation of life in response to nihilism. His work has since influenced numerous schools of thought, including existentialism, postmodernism, and post-structuralism.