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Eudiamonia in the Information Age
- jpcom 2y agoÜbermensch is a fairly new concept to me, you wrote "Overman," I think the context of Übermensch is about not being a pessimistic Christian. In the modern era, starting philosophically from cause and effect or a web of causation might be a more authentic approach towards a sane universal ethic.
- jarbus 2y agoInteresting, I thought 'Overman' was just the english translation. The context for the time was definitely a shift away from pessimistic Chrstian values, but as a non-christian, it still strikes home with me in the modern era.
- gabrielsroka 2y agoUbermensch is a fairly common loan word in the US. Overman is not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubermensch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubermensch
- jarbus 2y agoAh, ok. The wikipedia paged linked translates it to "Overman" or "Super man" in the first line, so I assumed that was the english terminology
- littlekey 2y agoJust to throw in another data point, I've seen Overman used several times. Some people like to keep the native German word, some prefer the translation.
- treetalker 2y ago@jarbus and @dang, this link is 404.
- gabrielsroka 2y agoIt's spelled Eudaimonia
- jarbus 2y agoThanks, lol. I actually looked up the spelling of the word when I was writing the article (it was spelled correctly in the first line) but then proceeded to misspell it for the title (:
- Vecr 2y agoI'm not sure it's as obvious as you think it is to know what you're Overman would do, but in theory I think you've got it right.