Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher, once introduced a concept of Übermensch. What exactly he meant by that is not 100% certain, but people throughout the decades have translated it as ...

Superman flies into Strange But True column this week. Skip to Article. ... of the German word "Ubermensch," featured prominently in philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's writings. ...

‘Ubermensch’, coined by Friedrich Nietzsche in his book ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra’, (1883) is a loose translation of ‘Superman’. A defiant, competent overman who has natural instincts to ...