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The Many Faces of Friedrich Nietzsche

Over the last century, the works of this controversial German philosopher have influenced a remarkably diverse collection of people and he has been claimed as a friend by all sorts of movements which have very little else in common. Here is a handy at-a-glance guide to a few of the many faces of Friedrich Nietzsche.

Why feminists should take to old Freddy is at first sight something of a puzzle. Nietzsche was a notorious misogynist and was given to producing unfortunate aphorisms such as “Are you visiting a woman? Do not forget your whip!” Nonetheless Nietzsche has some fervent admirers among 20th century feminists including Luce Irigaray. Much feminist thought is concerned with examining the (male-dominated) power structures of society. Nietzsche was a radical and perceptive thinker on matters to do with power, which explains the feminists’ interest.

Nietzsche the Existentialist

Nietzsche was claimed as a kind of proto-existentialist in a 1936 book by one of existentialism’s founders, Karl Jaspers.

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