'One must be superior to mankind in force, in loftiness of soul--in
contempt'
In these two devastating works, Nietzsche offers a sustained and often
vitriolic attack on the morality and the beliefs of his time, in
particular those of Hegel, Kant and Schopenhaur. Twilight of the
Idols is a 'grand declaration of war' on reason, psychology and
theology that combines highly charged personal attacks on his
contemporaries with a lightning tour of his own philosophy. It also
paves the way for The Anti-Christ, Nietzche's final assault on
institutional Christianity, in which he identifies himself with the
'Dionysian' artist and confronts Christ; the only opponent he feels
worthy of him.
In his introduction Michael Tanner discussed the themes of Nietzche's
argument and places the works in their historical and philosophical
context.