Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, and poet whose work profoundly influenced modern intellectual history. He challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality, coining concepts such as the overman, the will to power, and eternal recurrence. Nietzsche’s critique of truth and his declaration that “God is dead” have made him a key figure in existential and postmodern thought.