Übermensch or Untermensch: an Existential Critique of Heidegger's "Overman"

At the end of "The Age of the World Picture," Heidegger offers a brief sentence, "Keiner stirbt für blosse Werte" (No one dies for mere values.). This sentence underscores one of the central themes of Heidegger's later essays, the nihilism that results from living in an econ...

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Main Author: Hough, Sheridan 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2023
In: Sophia
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 327-339
Further subjects:B Super-man
B Heidegger
B Self-overcoming
B Nietzsche
B Value
B Nihilism
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