Friedrich Nietzsche/Name Game

Learning Project Summary

While this lesson takes a light hearted look at the variation in the pronunciation of Friedrich Nietzsche's surname it raises issues of identity, meaning, knowledge and the nature of the author.

• Suggested Prerequisites:
  • A sense of humor
  • An opinion
• Time investment:
  • "I regard profound problems as I do a cold bath - quick in, quick out."

Learning Activity

Explore the resources and feel free to add new ones.

Ask friends, family and random strangers how they pronounce Nietzsche.

Start a debate about the possibility of providing a definitive pronunciation for Nietzsche's surname.

Undertake one of the assessment activities.

Resources

• Bruces' Philosophers Song at YouTube
• Friedrich Nietzsche at www.answers.com
• Friedrich Nietzsche at Wikipedia

Assessment

• Submit a recording of your chosen pronunciation.
• Mark up your chosen pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
• Compose an appropriate limerick.
• Pen an aphorism that explores the pronunciation.
• Submit any questions and answers this activity has provoked.
• Comment on the assignments that have been submitted to the site.

Active participants

Active participants in this Learning Group

• Mystictim 14:34, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
• Executivezen 21:23, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Submitted Assessments

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