What Does Nietzsche Teach The Overman To Create New World

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Zarathustra is the teacher of the Übermensch. Übermensch means overman; über means over, and mensch means human being, man (Nietzsche, 1891). He tries to teach humanity about the overman. According to him, the overman must be the meaning of the earth. Human being is just a bridge between animal and overman, and must be overcome (Nietzsche, 1891, p. 5). The overman is someone who is free from all the prejudices and moralities of human society, and who creates his own values and purpose, and obeys no laws except the ones he gives himself (“Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, n. d.). Due to God is dead, and so people do not believe in God’s rules anymore, the overman must create a new world and we should focus on this life. Zarathustra