Adder
a poisonous snake
Apollonian
the elements of the world that deal with order, reason, harmony, culture, and restraint. It is the opposite of Dionysian
Apostate
a person who forsakes his religion or teaching
Chastity
refraining from sex in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment
Dionysian
the elements of the world that deal with confusion, chaos, and sensuous behavior. This is the opposite of Apollonian.
Disciple
a student
Eternal return
the understanding that everything that has happened will happen again
God-is-dead
the philosophical idea that the institutions of Christianity no longer hold power over humanity
Mount of Olives
the biblical location of Jesus' arrest by the Roman authorities the night before his execution
Nihilism
the philosophy that nothing has meaning; the belief in nothing
Overman
Zarathustra's vision of the ideal human being. "Overman" can also be translated as "Superhuman" or "Superman"
Pity
the state of humanity that always seeks to lower itself instead of raising itself to self-awareness
Platonism
a philosophical school of thought based on the philosophy of Plato
Prudence
discretion in regards to practical matters
Rabble
the lower classes of society
Socratic Method
a method of learning in which the teacher questions a student in order to get him or her to work out the correct answer
Soothsayer
a prophet or fortune teller
Sublime
a state of happiness or unawareness
Tarantula
a poisonous spider
Will to Power
Nietzsche's philosophical term describing mankind's will to self-awareness
