Comic:Friedrich Nietzsche

[2021.09.29] 發表
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【明報專訊】Dr Panda is reading in the library.

“ Eason: Hey, bookworm! What are you reading? ”

“ Dr Panda: Shh! ”

“ Eason: Oh, Superman? I'm a fan of Superman too! ”

“ Dr Panda: This is not the superhero we know. This is a theory by Nietzsche(尼采). ”

◆Know more

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900,尼采) was a German philosopher(哲學家) and author. Being multitalented, he was also a poet, a philologist(語文學家) and a composer. To this day, he is still one of the most influential thinkers.

When he was small, he attended a school which was specialised in languages and music. At the young age of 24, he became a professor at a university.

Nietzsche put forward the idea of the ''superman''. The ''superman'' is determined, confident, creative and cheerful. He/She craves ideals and honour. Nietzsche believed that people are unequal and they thus bear different responsibilities, the greatest of which are taken by the ''superman''.

■English highway﹕Put forward

- is a phrasal verb which means ''to suggest something for other people to consider. ''

e.g. He put forward a proposal to reduce pollution.

The scientists put forward a few theories about the universe.

■Glossary

multitalented (adj) 多才多藝的

specialise (v) 專門研究

professor (n) 教授

determined(adj) 堅定的

[Smarties' Power English 第318期]

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