PATERE LEGEM, QUAM IPSE TALISTI: NIETZSCHE AND THE END OF CHRISTIANITY

Authors

Matthew Faulconer, Brigham Young University
Van Tongeren, Brigham Young University
Dr. Travis Anderson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

patere legem, quam ipse talisti, Christianity, moral code, law

College

Humanities

Department

Philosophy

Abstract

In On the Genealogy of Morals Nietzsche says that every lawgiver eventually receives the call “patere legem, quam ipse tulistr” which means, “submit to the law you yourself proposed.” Nietzsche believes this call is being made to Christianity and that because of this, Christianity’s moral code will condemn Christianity. He calls this the self-overcoming of Christianity which is “the great spectacle in a hundred acts reserved for the next two centuries in Europe.”

Recommended Citation

Faulconer, Matthew; Tongeren, Van; and Anderson, Dr. Travis (2013) "PATERE LEGEM, QUAM IPSE TALISTI: NIETZSCHE AND THE END OF CHRISTIANITY," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 961.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/961