The Higher Men

From Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
In Part IV, Zarathustra hosts the 'higher men' — failed attempts at greatness — and distinguishes them from the still-awaited Overman.
Part IV, 'On the Higher Man'

Twenty-section address; 'God died: now we want the overman to live.'

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Part IV, 'The Ass Festival' and 'The Drunken Song'

Higher men relapse into worship; Zarathustra's final affirmation 'joy wants eternity.'

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