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(2010) Nietzsche's Gay science, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Nietzsche's fable of the madman is indisputably the climax of Book Three. The remainder requires far less exegesis. In sections one hundred and twenty-six to one hundred and fifty-three Nietzsche pursues his project of de-deification and naturalization. He unmasks the theistic origin of our conception of volition and reveals the function of prayer. Moreover, he stresses Christianity is a narcotic, violates good taste, and is maintained by bad taste stemming from a nutritional mistake. Nietzsche also addresses the relationship between Christianity and Judaism. Further, Nietzsche considers polytheism's main advantage over monotheism. In addition, he contrasts the ancient Greeks with the European Christians and suggests religion originated in an intellectual error.
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Langer, M. (2010). Book three: sections 126–153, in Nietzsche's Gay science, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 137-146.
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