Nietzsche: The Perfect Man/ Insan Kamil (Ubermensch) Nietzsche Version

At the first time hearing term Ubermansch remember me about perfect man concept that familiar in Sufi’s term. Almost Sufi has this concept as their spiritual experiences. I’m interested to research it, moreover after knowing that Ubermansch concept is inspired from Zarathustra, a Persian Prophet before century. Whereas Nietzsche said God was dead because we have killed Him.
Seeing from linguistic side, “Uber” in “Ubemansch” has determined role to shape entire meaning of Ubermansch which will to power as spirit to cope with self. Therefore, it will be proper if Ubemansch is defined as superman or overman.
Ubearmansch is human way to give meaning to himself without turning from existing world to across world. So, Nietzsche didn’t believe to all of highly values from human and this world. To give meaning could be attained through Ubemansch. Ubermansch is the human form which considers himself as value source. Who reach Ubermansch stage is someone who always says yes for everything and ready to face all of challenges and has attitude to affirm his life. Without it, Ubermansch never be created. So, Ubemansch will never abjure and fear in facing his gigantic life impulse.
Nietzsche believe that human way to reach Ubermansch and step to leave animal status is always is dangerous. And human is an incessance across and transition creature. He said human condition is existed in medium between animal status and Ubermansch.
In Ubermansch concept, the only needs are freedom and will to power. The success measure is feeling about increasingly power. However, Ubermansch is only reached by all individual capability of human. Power here isn’t mean brutal strength or domination toward others, but something similar with “the absent of afraid feeling” (fearlessness). When we are motivated to will to power, whatever we amazed or we will to emulate it must represent the power. Like (Nietzsche affirmations) self harmony, self control and self consciousness that he describe as calm attitude of Socrates when he drank a cup of toxic hemlock liquid.

A little comment
If Ubermansch is compared with Perfect Man in Sufi’s term especially in Ibn al-‘Arabi and al-Jili concept, Ubermansch is sight more egoistic and individualistic. Ubermansch only focus on individual tenacity to survive and conquer hard gigantic life. Moreover, Ubermansch concept is built on will to power that susceptible often misunderstood by common people as brutal teaching to crush the poor people. It’s different with Perfect Man whose very humanity as medium of God and human who has reflected many of God’s attributes and names in his life activity. Tweet Follow @tirtanirwana