nˈiːtʃəᵻz aɪdˈiə hˈæzbiːn ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd æz ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən ʌv fɹæɡmˈɛntɪd kˈɑːnʃəsnəs ɔːɹ ɛɡzɪstˈɛnʃəl ɪnstəbˈɪlᵻɾi baɪ ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv mˈɑːdɚn ænd pˈoʊstmˈɑːdɚn ɹˈaɪɾɚz, ɪspˈɛʃəli mˈɑːɹtɪn hˈaɪdɛɡɚ, mˈɪtʃəl fˈaʊkɔlt ænd dʒˈɪlz dᵻlˈuːz.
Nietzsche's idea has been interpreted as an expression of fragmented consciousness or existential instability by a variety of modern and post-modern writers, especially Martin Heidegger, Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze.