Sankara and Nietzsche: Revolution and the Overman
Two visions of defiance shaped by power and renewal
On October 15, 1987, Thomas Sankara, the president of Burkina Faso, was assassinated.
On October 15, 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche, the iconoclastic German philosopher, was born.
Sankara and Nietzsche (two figures who have influenced my thinking) may seem like a contradiction to many. I am someone who is interested in the depth and substance of things, not th…
Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Constantin von Hoffmeister.
 | A guest post by
|