The Übermensch (German for "Overman, Superman, Superhuman, Hyperman, Hyperhuman"; German pronunciation: [ˈˀyːbɐmɛnʃ]) is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. In his 1883 book Thus Spoke Zarathustra (German: Also sprach Zarathustra), Nietzsche has his character Zarathustra posit the Übermensch as a goal for humanity to set for itself. It is a work of philosophical allegory, with a structural similarity to the Gathas of Zoroaster/Zarathustra.
== In English ==
The first translation, published in 1896, of Thus Spoke Zarathustra into English was by Alexander Tille, who translat...