Nietzsche was one of the most important philosophers of the 21st century. His ideas and theories are often considered controversial and often misunderstood. His ideas are deeply rooted in challenging religion through both ethics and metaphysics. His theories are deeply rooted in his personal life and history. Nietzsche’s ideas in ethics consist of his moral and political philosophy, and his theory on slave morality. Metaphysics is his criticism on the metaphysical world, and the will to power. His theories on metaphysics are interconnected with is ethical theories, they both focus on challenging and criticizing the church, and materialism. Nietzsche's childhood and teenage years influenced him into thinking the way he does. That being said,