The Philosophies of Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the 19th century and considered among the greatest philosophers of the early part of the century. He honed his philosophical skills through reading the works of early 18th century philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Arthur Schopenhauer, and African Spir; however, their works and beliefs were opposite to his. His primary mentor was the author Schopenhauer, whose belief was that reality was built on the foundation of experience. As it is, one of his essays, Schopenhauer als Erzieher, published in 1874, was dedicated to Schopenhauer (Mencken, 2008). Over the past two centuries, his work has had authority and influence in both the intellect and politics around the world. He had a unique style of dissemination, and it is through this style that his work had strong reactions on all levels. Those who hated his writings hated him with a passion, and those who loved him loved him with a passion. Nietzsche's works are widespread and his opinion is that God is dead. This is not meant literally, but in the context that the Christian faith is not gaining followers but there is an explosion of non-believers. In the Fool he states: “God is dead. God remains dead. And we killed him. How can we comfort ourselves, killers of all killers? Has the most sacred and most powerful thing the world has ever possessed bled to death under our knives? . . .” His philosophy includes the proposal that Western culture must rise above the traditions of Christianity. He does not see the meaning of God in our lives and accepts that the discoveries of physics surpass God. He claims that nihilism is the result of the intellectual circle...... middle of paper ......r. Explain that an individual cannot survive alone. Therefore, in his thoughts he must relate one person to another so that he can get a clear picture of his opinions. Although another philosopher, Alfred Baeumler, strongly disagrees with Nietzsche (Lemm, 2009). It can be inferred that Friedrich Nietzsche acquired his philosophical ideas through extensive reading of the works of other philosophers. Some of them are part of his mentors as much as he inspired other people. In particular, his main defense was to combat theism in which most Christians believe in the existence of an omnipotent and omniscient god. Just like many atheists, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that the existence of God trumps the possibility of evil in the world. The article considered one of Nietzsche's writings and discussed most of the ideas supported in the work.