Nietzsche : The Father of Existentialism?

Outline Thesis Statement: Nietzsche is often considered to be the first existentialist; is this simply good timing, or was Nietzsche really the first to question whether there really is an afterlife and whether or not we should focus our attentions on this reality rather than the next. I. His Life A. Father died when he was Four B. When he was Fourteen he went to Schulpforta Boarding School C. Went to The University of Bonn …

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