Introduction!

Making a Difference Introduction
Friedrich Nietzsche was a man who shaped the world with his views on religion, human interaction, society, and humans in general. Not until after his death did his writings and philosophy shape minds. He most influenced Europe, where his thoughts were a heavy influence to many of the avant-garde artists of the time who used his abstract ideals for their art pieces. His views of radical change within the way society works and change with healthy beginnings was a very attractive thought to many of the thinkers of the 20th century. His thoughts on humans using animal instinct was a basis for Freud’s work in psychoanalysis. Mostly, his ideas have appealed to academic and intelligent people. Not until the late 20th century did his ideas cross into France. His attitudes toward society became very influential amongst French philosophical groups. For the most part, Nietzsche’s ideas never appealed much to “normal people” and societies. His works have fueled intelligent discussion, and that is a great thing. To exercise the mind is what allows change to happen, and without Nietzsche’s work many minds would not be influenced in such a way. I selected this man, after reading about him and getting some of his works. His ideas were very interesting to me, and they are what keeps me to further investigate Nietzsche’s work and form my own ideas on whether they hold merit or not. Some major minds influenced by Nietzsche are Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss.