With his theory Friedrich Nietzsche gave new meaning to a painful, mediocre and secular world. The following essay will discuss the problems of society during the 19th century and demonstrate Nietzsche's greatness in giving a new meaning to the world. The essay then demonstrates that it was through Elizabeth Forster-Nietzsche's deliberate tampering that Nietzsche's Superman became a symbol of Nazi principles. Friedrich Nietzsche opposed common values, which he believed distracted man from life. During Nietzsche's time, imperialist nationalism or an increasingly questionable religion provided the only meaning to life. Nietzsche opposed both. He considered the idea of nationalism ridiculous, saying that "only there, where the State ceases, does the man who is not superfluous begin...". Nietzsche advocated "contempt for the average mind, arguing that all ignorance, but especially Christian ignorance, arises not so much from deprivation as from humanity's stubborn aversion to genuine knowledge." The religious values that prevented man from living life disgusted Nietzsche: "Christianity has been from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, nausea and disgust with life, simply hidden behind... the belief in an 'other' life or "better". He stated that the Church "has transformed every value into uselessness, every truth into a lie and every integrity into baseness of soul". and wanted to free European culture from its tempting grip. Nietzsche further expressed his thoughts towards religion in his novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra: God... it was human labor and human folly... It was suffering and helplessness. to create everything that happened after worlds... middle of the paper... The aim should be to prepare a transvaluation for a particularly strong type of man, very gifted in intellect and will who will become this man and the elite that surrounds him the "lords of the earth". This belief is shown throughout Hitler's "Mein Kampf" by his consistent use of Nietzsche's phrase "lords of the earth". Friedrich Nietzsche shattered Europe's nihilistic mentality and gave it a new purpose. He fought the degradation of Europe's moral foundation with his own theories, the Superman. The Superman is he who has surpassed himself and follows no other values than those of his mind. He guides man, providing a model for the continual improvement of humanity until it can finally free itself from its chains in the eternal return. However, Elizabeth distorted her work to influence the great evils of Nazism due to her financial needs and personal prejudices.
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