From time to time, the articles in this column have referred to the philosophical works of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), and many of you rightly have questioned my interest ...

In 1883 the German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche wrote these words: “Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market place, and cried incessantly: ...

In 1882, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, prophet of the post-Christian world, proclaimed that God was dead. Nietzsche imagined a madman running into the marketplace, looking frantically for God.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a philosopher and a secular prophet. He understood that the long run of the modern enlightenment was coming to its end. In his famous “Parable of the Madman,” the ...

Nietzsche’s most quoted book is also his most misunderstood. 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' travels through culture as slogans and bravado, while its deeper questions remain avoided. This text traces how ...

A story once reached my ears that is almost certainly apocryphal, yet it conveys truth. The story is this: A man was approaching the entrance to a New York City subway station when he looked up and ...