A Textual Interpretation and Analysis of Nietzsche’s “Der Antichrist”

• Main Authors: Liang, Yu-Chen, 梁佑群
• Other Authors: Wu, Zhi-Xue
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90306052062948280334

碩士 === 華梵大學 === 哲學系碩士班 === 101 === The book of “The Anti-Christ”is consist of 62 chapters, and according to the opinions of Andreas Urs Sommer who is an expert on Friedrich Nietzsche in Switzerland, its contents can be divided into five parts. In Chapter 1 to Chapter 13, Nietzsche firstly states the principles for criticism on Christianity, to make illustrations of what the values are being held within Christianity; in Chapter 14 to Chapter 23,on the basis of standards in reference to Buddhism, using them for comparisons and clarifications to the concepts of Christianity; in Chapter 24 to Chapter 35, mainly to make illustrations the history of Christianity, that is to say, what the relationships are among Christianity, Judaism, and the Christ; in Chapter 36 to Chapter 49, to state the disasters brought upon by Christianity throughout the history as well as the societies it is rooted; in Chapter 50 to Chapter 62, here is the focus of “The Anti-Christ”, and this is where Nietzsche makes profound critiques as well as elucidations for the relationship between truth and faith. In the eyes of Nietzsche, we are all limited, and everyone is eventually going to die anyway. Out of intrinsic needs, a person always hopes that there is something to exist in reality permanently. The concept of“God is dead” rejects eternity, and by way of studying the book of “The Anti-Christ”, we are able to get an deeper understanding on the reasons why Nietzsche is against Christianity, moreover, in an era with values so diverse, or maybe it is namely a time all values to be muddled, what is truth? What is illusion? What kinds of values should we hold as the basis of our judgment? In the paper, it is with anticipation through the study of “The Anti-Christ”, to help us for getting a deeper understanding on religion and truth.