# Friedrich Nietzsche — The Varieties of Religious Experience character guide

> Friedrich Nietzsche in The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nietzsche, 220 Poor Nietzsche

**First appearance:** 0003-lecture-i-religion-and-neurology

## Who they are

German philosopher, cited on the psychology of morality and religion.

## In the story

### [Lectures XIV and XV: The Value of Saintliness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lectures-xiv-and-xv-the-value-of-saintliness)

Critic of saintly impulses, contrasting them with the warrior ideal.

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