In Thus Spake Zarathustra Nietzsche says, ‘The overman is the meaning of the earth.’ So, it is pretty important in Nietzsche’s view. Here, I will begin by excluding some potential interpretations of what the übermensch is, in order to get a clearer sense of what Nietzsche understands by it. This will allow me to explain how the question of the übermensch relates to his concept of amor fati, and Nietzsche’s optimistic fatalism. Subsequently, I will explain how the übermensch reveals the stakes of Nietzsche’s concept of morality and fate.
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