InEl anticristo, Friedrich Niezsche presents his sharpest critique of Judeo-Christian morality. Under attack are compassion, weakness, and the beliefs that came to constitute Western society after the death of Christ, as Niezsche calls for a return to the values of aristocracy—power, force, and the search for truth beyond superstition. Polemical and a little mad, this book of Nietzsche's opened up new paths of thought, some of which have yet to be explored.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzscheis widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. He studied philology, theology, and music, and worked as a professor at the University of Basil. His controversial oeuvre has contributed to the development of new ways of thinking. Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, andTwilight of the Idolsare among his most prominent books.