Known as the father of nihilism Nietzsche influenced
many of his contemporaries with his philosophical and poetic
writing. His work is complex and his theorems have often been
fatally misunderstood.
Nietzsche proclaimed the death of God, thus challenging
the foundation of Christian belief and morality. He also stressed
the necessity of the advent of some superior being
- super- or overman - and of a general will to power,
inherent to all living creatures.
He is best known for 'Thus spoke Zarathustra', 'Birth of Tragedy'
and 'The Gay Science'.
