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Friedrich Nietzsche
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German philosopher (1844-1900)

Also known as: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Nietzsche, Фридрих Ницше, فريدريك نيتشه, 프리드리히 니체, フリードリヒ・ニーチェ

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Known works

  • Der Antichrist
  • Also sprach Zarathustra (1998)
  • Die Geburt der Tragödie
  • Zur Genealogie der Moral
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