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Nov 6, 2026 19 min

Why Nietzsche Loved the Renaissance

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SUPPORT US ON PATREON:▶ https://www.patreon.com/WeltgeistYTWATCH:▶ Why Nietzsche Hated Socrates: https://youtu.be/DM78nStythg▶ Why Nietzsche Hated Plato: https://youtu.be/nEhNRuPh4As▶ Why Nietzsche Loved Thucydides: https://youtu.be/XI2dVkHoG7QOUR ANALYSES: ▶ Beyond Good and Evil: https://youtu.be/WIHXZUltfqk▶ The Joyful Science: https://youtu.be/U0fTBOJ-C_I▶ The Antichrist: https://youtu.be/qej1Z8Qzq_c▶ Genealogy of Morals: https://youtu.be/6PUx4cOfFcI▶ Twilight of the Idols: https://youtu.be/YpVr_NEvWYA▶ The Will to Power: https://youtu.be/He6ZC7ZFBt8▶ Daybreak: https://youtu.be/cOL2z7nuXdAThis aim, we could say the end-goal of his philosophy, was the so-called transvaluation of values. Specifically, of course, the transvaluation of Christian values.As the title of the book The Antichrist makes clear, Nietzsche sought a complete reversal of Christian morality. In order to establish such a new moral order, he wanted to overturn, or transvaluate, all existing valuations.In other words, if Nietzsche is against Christianity, then what is he for? Well, logically, he is for whatever runs counter to Christianity.Which historical periods can we turn to for inspiration for such an anti-Christian world order? Well obviously the period before Christianity, specifically pre-Socratic Greece. But also the Renaissance. The period in history that positioned itself opposite of the long, Christian Middle Ages, and drew heavy inspiration from pre-Christian antiquity.In Nietzsche’s estimation, the Renaissance was an attack on Christianity, and a successful one at that.In the Renaissance, Nietzsche found a complete reversal of Christian values.

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