Nietzsche's Antichrist - Diagnosing the Human Condition (original) (raw)

Nietzschean philosophy calls for an uprising of the self, a conquering of falseness, and a dominion of positivity. Most would tend to find the self worthy of such ascension, falseness rightfully triumphed, and for positivity to reign supreme. Yet still, Friedrich Nietzsche's arguments in The Antichrist remain hypogean, aimed at upsetting the long-dominant Christian ideology, which he claims directly contradicts, and actively represses, these natural, righteous morals of man. Despite Nietzsche's utter repudiation of Christian thought, they share kindred attributes in that they are both complicated and double-edged, so in order to fully delineate the opposition between them, one must thoroughly examine Nietzsche's arguments, and how they apply to the Christian tradition.