Relevant Concept (NietzscheSource) A concept, often an abstract thing, that is matter of philosophical studies. Rather than precisely define the concept, instances of this classes and of its subclasses are intended as 'topics', e.g. identifying generic aspects or areas in philosophical studies. A term that denotes a concept (e.g. nihilism), a theory (e.g. will to power), or a metaphor (e.g. the 'spirit of gravity') relevant to Nietzsche scholarship. Concept Theory Metaphor A term denoting a country either fictional or real, i.e. 'Wonderland' or Austria. Country Event A term denoting a real or fictional event, e.g. the French Revolution or the resurrection. Primary Source Secondary Source LouSalome Schopenhauer will In sociology, will is a concept introduced by Ferdinand Tönnies in Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft, 1887. Tönnies approach was very much indebted to Spinoza's dictum voluntas atque intellectus unum et idem sunt (will as well as ratio are one and the same), and to Arthur Schopenhauer. Nietzsche Slave Revolt Mazzino Montinari Mazzino Montinari (4 April 1928 - 24 November 1986) was an Italian scholar of Germanistics. A native of Lucca, he became regarded as one of the most distinguished researchers on Friedrich Nietzsche, and harshly criticized the edition of The Will to Power, which he regarded as a forgery. The Übermensch (German; English: Overman, Superman) is a concept in the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche posited the Übermensch as a goal for humanity to set for itself in his 1883 book Thus Spoke Zarathustra (German: Also Sprach Zarathustra). übermensch God is dead (German: "Gott ist tot"; also known as the death of God) is a widely-quoted and sometimes misconstrued statement by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Death of God United Kingdom Zarathustra (Greek Zoroaster): legendary religious teacher from Bactria, founder of Zoroastrianism. Hardly anything is known about his life. For example, it is uncertain when he lived. The ancient Greeks speculated that he lived six thousand years before the philosopher Plato and several scholars have argued for a date at the beginning of the sixth century BCE. Other scholars accept that Zarathustra is the author of the Gatha (a part of the holy book of the Zoroastrians, the Avesta), which they date, on linguistic grounds, in the fourteenth or thirteenth century BCE. Zarathustra The will to power is a prominent concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Will to Power