Philosophy Now Forum

Roy Schwartz examines whether the world’s first superhero really was inspired by Nietzsche’s ‘superior man’, and what the Nazis have to do with it.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/148/Men_of_Steel_Superman_vs_Ubermensch

All I have to say is that this article was awesome!

Silly article. The two have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

Typical philosopher's mash of concepts and ignorance of history. The populare comic-book version of superman would hardly have been possible without unmentioned (and mostly unknown writer) Philip Wylie, which had nothing to do with the Nietzsche's or Shaw's Superman, and Shaw's reflected Rouseau more then Nietzsche.

Philosophers these days like financial analysts have at least one thing in common. They both need something to write about to stay in business regardless of how ludicrous or wrong they are and continue to be.