Project Gutenberg 2006-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 5437 Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm 1844 1900 Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) 1880 1956 Mencken, Henry Louis Hatteras, Owen Mencken, Henry L. The Antichrist Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Antichrist_(book) Produced by Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Antichrist" by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. This work is one of Nietzsche’s final writings, and it serves as a rigorous critique of Christianity, portraying it as a detrimental force against the natural instincts and values of humanity. Nietzsche explores the concept of the "will to power" and contrasts it with the doctrines of Christianity, which he argues promote weakness and decadence over strength and vitality. The opening of the work introduces Nietzsche’s provocative philosophy, where he defines concepts such as good and evil in terms of power dynamics. He dismisses modernity and its “virtues” as superficial and toxic, advocating instead for a revaluation of values that endorse strength, vitality, and individual excellence. Nietzsche argues that Christianity, through its principles of pity and humility, suppresses the natural vigor of humanity and ultimately leads to a decline in moral and physical strength. Through a series of assertions and rhetorical questions, the first chapters set the tone for a bold confrontation with traditional moral values, indicating Nietzsche's intent to challenge the foundations of Western thought and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Christianity -- Controversial literature B Text Philosophy Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 263472 2025-08-08T08:45:53.535488 text/html 272804 2012-11-05T10:06:42 text/html 172912 2025-08-08T08:45:59.659436 application/epub+zip 173384 2025-08-08T08:45:55.576469 application/epub+zip 171615 2025-08-08T08:45:54.345483 application/epub+zip 311332 2025-08-08T08:46:02.616926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282453 2025-08-08T08:45:58.874451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249080 2022-09-09T08:50:04.618603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226514 2025-08-08T08:45:52.986488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226301 2007-06-02T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226311 2007-06-02T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21534 2025-08-08T08:46:02.762939 application/rdf+xml 11482 2025-08-08T08:45:54.866486 image/jpeg 3124 2025-08-08T08:45:54.595449 image/jpeg 88383 2012-11-05T10:20:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 98583 2012-11-05T10:20:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 88300 2012-11-05T10:20:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 161564 2025-08-08T08:45:53.560480 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia