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Word: ubermensches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1955-1955
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...figure of Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment has important philosophic implications. There are comparable conceptions of the Superman in other countries: in England, Marlowe's Faustus; in Germany, Nietzshe's Ubermensch; in America, "Superman Comics." With his pipe clenched slightly crooked through an ironic smile, Professor Renato Poggioli warmed to his subject. And if the mark of a brilliant teacher is his ability to remain popular while insulting, threatening, and deliberately patronizing his students, then Poggioli must certainly be brilliant...

Author: By James F. Guligan, | Title: 'Auditors, Go Home!' | 3/1/1955 | See Source »

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