overmen
Workers' direct supervisors
Overmen is the plural of overman, a term from Nietzsche's philosophy (German *Übermensch*) referring to a superior human who transcends conventional morality to create new values.
The concept influenced existentialism and, through misappropriation, Nazi ideology.
Outside philosophy, an overman is simply a supervisor or foreman, especially in mining operations.
Ancient Persian religious founder
- will to powerDrive toward self-mastery, dominance
- transvaluationReassessing fundamental worth
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- self-overcomingSurpassing your former limits
herd instinct · nihilism · antichrist · value creation · slave revolt · last man · free spirit · revaluation
Control over one's behavior
- self-overcomingSurpassing your former limits
- self-actualizationAchieving one's complete potential
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
self-sufficiency · self-improvement · self-reliance · empowerment · transformation · evolution · ascension · awakening
Superior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
distinction · preeminence · luminaries · exceptional · greatness · mastery · pinnacle · apex
Ranked authority structure
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
power · sovereignty · governance · subjugation · hegemony · rule · oppression · tyranny
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- creatorOne who produces something
originator · iconoclast · revolutionary · pathfinder · vanguard · forerunner · prodigy · maverick
Zarathustra
Ancient Persian religious founder
- will to powerDrive toward self-mastery, dominance
- transvaluationReassessing fundamental worth
- genealogyStudy of family descent
self-overcoming · herd instinct · nihilism · antichrist · value creation · slave revolt · last man · free spirit · revaluation
self-mastery
Control over one's behavior
- self-overcomingSurpassing your former limits
- self-actualizationAchieving one's complete potential
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
enlightenment · self-sufficiency · self-improvement · self-reliance · empowerment · transformation · evolution · ascension · awakening · liberation
elite
Superior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
eminence · distinction · preeminence · luminaries · exceptional · greatness · mastery · pinnacle · apex · paragons
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
leadership · power · sovereignty · governance · subjugation · hegemony · rule · oppression · tyranny · conquest
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- innovatorCreator of new methods
creator · originator · iconoclast · revolutionary · pathfinder · vanguard · forerunner · prodigy · maverick · groundbreaker
overmenlaborers
Workers doing physical tasks
workers · underlings · subordinates · miners · rank and file
overmenherd
Grazing animals together
slaves · the masses · nihilists · conformists · the herd