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{{quote|''"Gods, too, decompose. [[God Is Dead]]. God remains dead. And we have killed him."''|'''Friedrich Nietzsche''', ''The [[Have a Gay Old Time|Gay]] Science'', Aphorism 125 ("The Madman"), 1882<ref>Fun fact: the quote "God is dead" already appears in a text of G.W.F. Hegel from 1802, eighty years before Nietzsche's book was published.</ref>}}
'''Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche'''<ref>It's pronounced roughly as "Neat-chuh", though the French (who tend to be bigger-than-average fans) monosyllabically pronounce it "Neache". "Nee-chee" is generally also an acceptable pronunciation, often used by English speakers. Just, whatever you do, do not try to pronounce the "Z" and you should be all right.</ref> was [[Dichter and Denker|an eccentric German author who wrote lots of books]], laden with extremely provocative and controversial ideas for his time, and they made him famous. Nowadays, he is often placed among the most influential philosophers of all time. It didn't end well for him back in his day, though, as he went nuts and soon died in his fifties.
What made his books so popular? Good question. Probably, his writing style. In any event, his [[Koan|aphorisms]] can be quoted often; whatever one thinks of his ideas, he is one of the unquestionable masters of the [[German Language]]. Nietzsche is one of the few philosophical writers one might conceivably read simply for the joy of reading his prose. Of course, that could very well be part of his intellectual trap. One never knows with Nietzsche. See the Analysis tab for more.
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