Nietzsche is, in my opinion, one of the greatest philosophers of all time. His criticism of just about everything, his prophecy of the ubermensch and his challenging of all certainties make him a truly revolutionary philosopher.
He was anti-capitalist, anti-socialist, anti-nationalist and anti-collectivist. His philosophy is one of individualism and elitism. He strongly opposed all forms of egalitarianism, favoring the use of eugenics to breed an ubermensch (overman or superman) who would create new values and lead society forward. He also disliked almost all the philosophers who came before him; calling Plato "boring", Mill "a blockhead" and Kant "a moral fanatic". Nietzsche wanted to create a philosophy of his own, a philosophy that demanded one question, rather than obey.
It is unfortunate that Nietzsche's ideas were abused by the Nazis, as Nietzsche surely would not have approved of Nazism. He hated nationalism, antisemitism and anything that was disempowering to the individual's will to power (although he was a fan of social darwinism & most certainly anti-egalitarian). He was also a staunch philosemite, and held a certain outright hatred for his country (Germany). He even claimed to not be German but of Polish descent.
He was anti-capitalist, anti-socialist, anti-nationalist and anti-collectivist. His philosophy is one of individualism and elitism. He strongly opposed all forms of egalitarianism, favoring the use of eugenics to breed an ubermensch (overman or superman) who would create new values and lead society forward. He also disliked almost all the philosophers who came before him; calling Plato "boring", Mill "a blockhead" and Kant "a moral fanatic". Nietzsche wanted to create a philosophy of his own, a philosophy that demanded one question, rather than obey.
It is unfortunate that Nietzsche's ideas were abused by the Nazis, as Nietzsche surely would not have approved of Nazism. He hated nationalism, antisemitism and anything that was disempowering to the individual's will to power (although he was a fan of social darwinism & most certainly anti-egalitarian). He was also a staunch philosemite, and held a certain outright hatred for his country (Germany). He even claimed to not be German but of Polish descent.