Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (pronounced Nietzsche pronunciation: /ˈfriːdrɪç ˈviːlhɛlm ˈniːtʃə/ or /ˈniːtʃi/), a reputation synonymous with radical thought and philosophical upheaval, was a nineteenth-century German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, and philologist whose perform has exerted a profound impact on modern-day i