There can be little doubt that Nietzsche is the most important figure in modern atheism, but you would never know it from reading the current crop of unbelievers, who rarely cite his arguments or even ...
From time to time, the articles in this column have referred to the philosophical works of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), and many of you rightly have questioned my interest ...
The German philosopher Karl Marx once stated that Christianity was “the opium of the masses.” Sure enough, religion in general, and Christianity in particular has often been portrayed by nonbelievers ...
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a philosopher and a secular prophet. He understood that the long run of the modern enlightenment was coming to its end. In his famous “Parable of the Madman,” the ...
“‘God is dead’ is the most misquoted and abused of Nietzsche’s one-liners,” commented Anna Khachiyan in a recent episode on the “Red Scare” podcast. “And I think,” replied Dasha Nekrasova, her co-host ...
Why early twentieth-century Americans—from anarchists to Baptist ministers—fell for the philosophy of Nietzsche. “Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all things are at ...