Full Idea
The Übermensch belongs in the pages of a philosophical bestiary rather than in serious discussion.
Gist of Idea
The superman is a monstrous oddity, not a serious idea
Source
comment on Friedrich Nietzsche (Works (refs to 8 vol Colli and Montinari) [1885]) by Alasdair MacIntyre - After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory Ch.2
Book Reference
MacIntyre,Alasdair: 'After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory' [Duckworth 1982], p.21
A Reaction
It may just be an empirical and historical fact that the value-systems of a culture arise from the characters of a few strong-willed and charismatic individuals, rather than from collective need - let along collective philosophising.