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To-do list for Friedrich Nietzsche: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2014-12-01

Perhaps separate and add material on Nietzsche's philological work: e.g., Philology of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Assemble secondary sources: no original research, among other policies and guidelines:
- Remove POV; i.e., what Nietzsche's position is, on many topics, is highly debatable, and thus his views must not be slanted or implied without secondary sources (this means quotations of his works will amount to original research, especially when consensus is indicative of this);
- Improve text on Nietzsche's relation to Socrates.
- Cite sources
- Cleanup and fix referencing
- Explain his idea of Culture
- the year of his birth appears incorrect

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2019[edit]

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Typo in Psychological illness and death (1889–1900) section. co-operated should be cooperated. 2600:1700:1111:5940:CC26:102A:9E52:83CC (talk) 18:47, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

Not done: WP:ENGVAR. The hyphenated version is commonly used outside the USA. NiciVampireHeart 16:42, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

The spelling "cooperate" is universally accepted in the Commonwealth. The hyphenated form is considered outdated, even a little pretentious. I have altered the article accordingly; "capitulate" captures the meaning of "finally co(-)operating" without the allegation/potential of regional bias. 121.45.171.107 (talk) 08:42, 28 January 2020 (UTC)

Needs a better lead/intro[edit]

The lead section/introduction of a Wikipedia article is supposed to provide a short description of the article, a basic summary, a concise overview. The lead section of this article is WAAAY too detailed and fails to provide a basic description of who he was. I realize he was a complex figure and a 'basic description' is difficult, but presently the opening paragraph tells us the academic positions he held, when he died along with a pretty detailed description of his last years (i.e. stuff that should be in the body of the article) while never saying in plain English who Nietzsche was, why he's famous; I don't think I've ever seen so many linked terms/phases in an introduction. When I've posted a criticism of an article before the response I got was 'well then why don't you fix it?' The reason I'm not doing that here is because I came to this article precisely because I knew very little about Nietzsche or his philosophy. But a sentence like "Neitzsche was probably best known for his contributions to _______ (part of philosophy) and his view that mankind _____", or whatever. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Niccast (talk • contribs) 05:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Petition to remove citation template at the beginning of "The 'slave revolt' in morals'[edit]

The section seems well sourced, with virtually every section having in-line citations. It seems the template is no longer appropriate. I vote it should be removed. Jwarlock (talk) 14:34, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Those FN influenced[edit]

Ayn Rand is misplaced on the list of those whom FN influenced. She explicitly denied this influence on a number of occasions, which I can find if necessary. She considered FN to be a subjectivist, a nihilist and tainted by his opposition to the power of reason.

Daedalus 96 (talk) 20:42, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

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