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He was rebuffed by every woman he approached and never had a genuine [[romance]].<ref>https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1305/did-nietzsches-philosophy-arise-from-his-lack-of-success-with-women/</ref> There have been predictable claims that he was [[homosexual]] in light of his lifelong bachelorhood, though there is no convincing textual or biographical evidence supporting this assertion.<ref>https://glreview.org/article/the-case-of-nietzsche/</ref> | He was rebuffed by every woman he approached and never had a genuine [[romance]].<ref>https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1305/did-nietzsches-philosophy-arise-from-his-lack-of-success-with-women/</ref> There have been predictable claims that he was [[homosexual]] in light of his lifelong bachelorhood, though there is no convincing textual or biographical evidence supporting this assertion.<ref>https://glreview.org/article/the-case-of-nietzsche/</ref> | ||
=== Syphilis === | === Syphilis claims === | ||
Likely owing to the controversial nature of his philosophy, several wild claims about Nietzsche's sexuality were made after his death. | Likely owing to the controversial nature of his philosophy, several wild claims about Nietzsche's sexuality were made after his death. | ||
One of the most prominent claims is the idea that his late-life insanity was attributable to syphilis induced dementia.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv4ncnxx.16</ref> | One of the most prominent claims is the idea that his late-life insanity was attributable to syphilis induced dementia.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv4ncnxx.16</ref> | ||