Friedrich+Nietzsche

 **__Friedrich Nietzsche__**  John O’Connell   Friedrich Nietzsche, despite being the son of a Lutheran Pastor, abandoned the study of theology for philology early on (Philosophy Pages). This eventually evolved into his tendency to create many anti-religious writings. Along with that, his interests in health and dislike of German culture of the time came together in his first book, ‘The Birth of Tragedy’ (Stanford). He believed and wrote that traditional philosophy and religion are harmful to people, and that they hold back their abilities (Philosophy Pages). Throughout the years he wrote books such as ‘On the Origin of Moral Feelings’ and ‘Human, All-Too-Human’. In 1879, health issues caused Nietzsche to retire from university work (Stanford). For almost ten years he wandered, and created several writings, mostly focusing on morality. In early 1889, Nietzsche had a mental breakdown and died months later.

 **__Works Cited:__**  1. “Friedrich Nietzsche”. Philosophy Pages. 21 Aug 2010  []

2. “Friedrich Nietzsche”. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 21 Aug 2010 []