Life of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was born in 1844 in Weimar. His father died when he was just five years old.
He spent his childhood and adolescence with his family in Naumburg, a time when he deepened his knowledge of the Bible. His family was Protestant.
In 1864, he entered the theology and philosophy courses at the University of Bonn. At that time, he was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer's work through the book “The World as Will and Representation”.
In 1869, he took on the job of master of philology. He dropped out of classes soon after to enter the military. After a horse riding accident, he left the army.
His first work was released in 1872, with the book “The Birth of Tragedy by the Spirit of Music”. In this work he presents the differences between the gods Dionysus and Apollo.
In 1883, he released the book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”. In this work he mixes philosophy and poetry, presenting something innovative both in terms of aesthetics and content.
Reflections of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
His critical reflections on traditional concepts re-presented religious themes, truth, beauty, lies and power. Nietzsche was a strong critic of the values shaped by Judaism and Christianity.
Nietzsche was the author who served as the basis for a movement known as eugenics.
This theory preached that society should be dominated by the strongest beings.
Other books by Nietzsche are “Beyond Good and Evil” and “The Will to Power”.
He died in 1900, after contracting and suffering greatly from taeniasis, a disease acquired through pork.
