Topic > Analysis of Western Suppression of Passions - 1040

Although Nietzsche lived in an extremely different era than the modern Western world, his ideas carry over well into the future. The man of the 2200s, and beyond, will most likely continue to be driven by work, in addition to his desire to spend time enjoying art and his family. Nietzsche's philosophy would continue to chastise this man for not spending enough time at home and not spending enough time doing the things he wanted to do in life. The aesthetic listener needs to crush the theoretical man and re-establish society in a positive and artistic way. Nietzsche's idea of ​​the superman comes into play: “A superman as described by Zarathustra, the main character of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, is one who is willing to risk everything for the good of humanity. . . A superman is therefore someone who has a life that does not simply consist of living each day without meaning when nothing in the past and future is more important than the present, or more precisely, pleasure and happiness in the present, but with purpose for the 'humanity' (Nietzsche's idea of ​​the 'Superman”."