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Friedrich Nietzsche, Transl. H.L. Mencken

The Antichrist

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1895

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Sections 10-19

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Section 10 Summary

Nietzsche accuses the Protestant theological tradition in Germany of being the primary impediment to Hyperborean thought in the country. He attacks Germany’s then-popular Tübingen School as well as German philosophers’ love of Immanuel Kant. He accuses Kant of being nothing more than another member of Germany’s theological tradition and ultimately detrimental to German philosophy.

Section 11 Summary

Nietzsche continues his attack on Kant, accusing him of being a moralist. He decries the pursuit of morality in itself and takes particular issue with Kant proclaiming a moral arc for humankind, while also failing to credit humankind for forging this arc.

Section 12 Summary

Nietzsche disagrees with Kant’s division of human action between “reason” and “morality” as he regards the latter as a surrender to “beautiful feelings” that corrupt reason and truth (22).

He accuses priests (and philosophers whom he believes are spiritual successors to priests) of relying on these beautiful feelings to define truth for them, rather than applying proper critique.

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