Editing German philosophy (section)

===Nietzsche===
[[File:Nietzsche187c.jpg|thumb|upright=.6|left|Friedrich Nietzsche]]
[[Friedrich Nietzsche]] (1844–1900) was initially a proponent of [[Arthur Schopenhauer|Schopenhauer]]. However, he soon came to disavow Schopenhauer's pessimistic outlook on life and sought to provide a positive philosophy. He believed this task to be urgent, as he believed a form of nihilism caused by modernity was spreading across Europe, which he summed up in the phrase "God is dead". His problem, then, was how to live a positive life considering that if you believe in God, you give in to dishonesty and cruel beliefs (e.g., divine predestination of some individuals to Hell), and if you don't believe in God, you give in to nihilism. He believed he found his solution in the concepts of the [[Übermensch]] and [[Eternal return|Eternal Recurrence]]. His work continues to have a major influence on both philosophers and artists.