Letzter Mensch • (létz-ter men-sch) • noun Definition: “Last Man”; a contemptible person Origin: German In Friedrich Nietzsche’s book Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the main character Zarathustra leaves the comfort of his home and ascends into the mountains to obtain wisdom. After a decade of solitude, Zarathustra comes down from his mountain with the plan of bestowing his wisdom onto mankind as a gift. He wants to teach humanity how to become an
A Word for the Unwise
A Word for the Unwise
A Word for the Unwise
Letzter Mensch • (létz-ter men-sch) • noun Definition: “Last Man”; a contemptible person Origin: German In Friedrich Nietzsche’s book Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the main character Zarathustra leaves the comfort of his home and ascends into the mountains to obtain wisdom. After a decade of solitude, Zarathustra comes down from his mountain with the plan of bestowing his wisdom onto mankind as a gift. He wants to teach humanity how to become an