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German philosopher, 1844–1900. Often interpreted as a misogynist or an anti-Semite, Nietzsche might more properly be said to be a misanthrope, disgusted with the ordinary human being—a member of the herd—who is “human, all-too-human.”
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Bell, L.A. (1983). Friedrich Nietzsche. In: Bell, L.A. (eds) Visions of Women. Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5304-4_36
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