Nie|tzsche|ism

Nie|tzsche|ism «NEE chee ihz uhm», noun.

the doctrines of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher and writer, especially the doctrine that human beings could attain perfection only through ruthless self-assertion. From this doctrine stemmed the concept of a type of man, the superman, superior to all others, who was morally justified in using force to achieve his goals.