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Book three

sections 154–275

Monika Langer

pp. 147-162

Abstract

In sections one hundred and twenty-six to one hundred and fifty-three Nietzsche continued his project of de-deification and naturalization by concentrating mainly on religion. He contrasted ancient Greek polytheism with Judaism and Christianity and contended Christianity is a narcotic. The remainder of Book Three deals largely with characteristics of those who have liberated themselves from all narcotic modes of living, and with the others' various weaknesses. These sections are mostly very short (some only one line) and require less exegesis. Nietzsche's primary focus in the preceding eleven sections was the hindering or furthering of human individuality through religious beliefs. Now he turns his attention to how individuals live in his age.

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Langer Monika (2010) Nietzsche's Gay science: dancing coherence. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 147-162

DOI: 10.1057/9780230281769_12

Full citation:

Langer Monika (2010) Book three: sections 154–275, In: Nietzsche's Gay science, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 147–162.