Thus Spake Zarathustra · a short reading
A passage from Thus Spake Zarathustra. Translated by Thomas Common.
German · English
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This refers to all those philosophers hitherto, who have run in the harness of established values and have not risked their reputation with the people in pursuit of truth. The philosopher, however, as Nietzsche understood him, is a man who creates new values, and thus leads mankind in a new direction.
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Creator: Friedrich Nietzsche
Nationality / cultural background: German
Work / edition: 1909 translation
Translation: Thomas Common · English
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In the source: ZARATHUSTRA’S PROLOGUE.; paragraph 3886 in the selected body section
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