Never yet hath there been a Superman. Naked have I seen both of them, the greatest man and the smallest man:—
Zarathustra states flatly that no Superman has yet existed.
- The Superman (Übermensch)A blunt statement that the Superman is still to come.
Never yet hath there been a Superman. Naked have I seen both of them, the greatest man and the smallest man:—
Zarathustra states flatly that no Superman has yet existed.
This is an experiment in interactive reading, and in using AI to help you grow. Thus Spake Zarathustra is notoriously difficult for a modern reader; yet taken as a set of mental exercises, it is guaranteed to transform your thinking by the time you reach the end. Along the way you will have help from the companion, who is always beside the book.
Do you accept the challenge?
What the critics said
Förster-Nietzsche argues that the Superman ideal was already present in Nietzsche's writings of 1873–75 as the hope of rearing great individuals, the youthful view that mankind's object lies in its highest specimens; in Zarathustra this ideal is placed in the future and veiled in becoming, beyond even the Saviour, since 'never yet hath there been a Superman'.