He was a very disturbed individual who probably had syphilis. The crux of his philosophy was to reach a state of total independence and self sufficiency akin to being a god...what he termed the Dionysian State. What this means is he thought it possible to live in a society where no one had authority over another and that anyone could do as they please without hindering another. He's not talking about anarchy either. He hated the "herd" mentality favoring the "one" instead. He termed this new being the Superman or Uberman. The Superman, according to Nietzsche, would rise above the herd and rule himself and teach the herd to imitate him. Oddly enough, the Nazis perverted Nietzsche's ideas by supplanting the Superman with the Super Race. But I don't want to give it all away for you. Get a copy of
Ecce Homo or
Thus Spake Zarathustra and see for yourself.
