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Übermensch
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Übermensch German [ˈyːbərˌmɛnʃ]
n pl -menschen [-mɛnʃən]
(Philosophy) (esp in the writings of Nietzsche) the German word for superman
[literally: over-man]


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He envisioned what he called "poetry" or "scholarship," the realization of the ideal in daily life, as a task for all, and the poet or scholar as a combination of Christ and Uebermensch.
A word about Pierson, who might be described as the Uebermensch of Independentsville.
 
 
 
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