Talk:Friedrich Nietzsche

Further Reading resource

American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas (ISBN-13: 978-0226705811) University Of Chicago Press (November 30, 2011) by by Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen.

• American Idol: On Nietzsche in America by Ross Posnock November 1, 2011. This article appeared in the November 21, 2011 edition of The Nation
• Stranger in a Strange Land December 24, 2011 by Thomas Meaney in the Wall Street Journal (page C8 in print)

99.190.86.5 (talk) 05:02, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Here is a book review What Friedrich Nietzsche Did to America by Alexander Star published New York Times Review of Books January 13, 2012

97.87.29.188 (talk) 22:49, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Altered reference to GK Chesterton and Nietzsche's reference to christian meekness

I changed this because it seemed a touch biased. Original: "This however is a misinterpretation of the essence of Christian morality, which according to G.K Chesterton signifies a reckless sense of charity of the naturally powerful to his neighbor in need. "

To: "This is viewed as a misinterpretation of the essence of Christian morality by G.K. Chesterton, who believes it signifies a reckless sense of charity of the naturally powerful to his neighbor in need. [63]" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.140.127.133 (talk) 16:33, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Zarathusa or Zarathustra?

The article includes the following:

Koselitz was one of the very few friends Nietzsche allowed to criticize him. In responding most enthusiastically to "Zarathusa," Koselitz did feel it necessary to point out that what were described as "superfluous" people were in fact quite necessary. He went on to list the number of people Epicurus, for example, had to rely on—even with his simple diet of goat cheese.

Is it supposed to be Zarathusa at that point, or Zarathustra? Ileanadu (talk) 23:18, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

In the ancient Persian Zend language, "Zarathustra" means "old camel." It is often equated with "Zoroaster" which means "star worshipper."Lestrade (talk) 21:46, 1 February 2012 (UTC)Lestrade

The Influenced By and Influenced sections need references, or they should be deleted

It's quite likely that many, many people have been influenced by Nietzsche and that he in turn was influenced by many people that came before him. Without references, though, some valid and credible second-party source which says that he was influenced by someone or that he influenced someone, these sections should be deleted. Banaticus (talk) 10:38, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Agreed. I used to hold the line of this, but it became a pain. Maybe a general discussion at the template page would hod more water, since then there would be an actual policy beyond WP:V to point to. RJC ^Talk_Contribs 16:06, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Good idea -- this likely pertains to more philosophers than just Nietzsche. I've now started a discussion at Template talk:Infobox philosopher#references for influences. Banaticus (talk) 02:30, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and pruned the list based on verifiablilty. Now comes a somewhat more difficult phase: a cut based on notability. Simply being influenced by N. should not alone merit an inclusion. Feedback? ~ Alcmaeonid (talk) 01:13, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

I've returned people for whom i was able to find references. Some are good, others not so, but i would like some opinions on this ground. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.191.11.13 (talk) 23:23, 19 February 2012 (UTC)