One Perspective on Friedrich Nietzsche's "God Is Dead"

One Perspective on Friedrich Nietzsche's "God Is Dead"

Authors

  • Tran Dang Minh Ngoc, S.J. none , Saint Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54855/csl.26627

Keywords:

Nietzsche, God is dead, authentic existence, the will to power

Abstract

The declaration "God is dead" is the way being recovers the authenticity of existence. The death of God reclaims humanity's supreme dignity, its position of mastery over the earth, and its role as master of its own destiny. Human beings now no longer cling to external values but rely on their own inner capacities, breaking free from the old self and advancing toward the more-than-human. In this way, human beings may hope to become the being that is properly their own.

Author Biography

  • Tran Dang Minh Ngoc, S.J., none, Saint Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate, Vietnam

    Tran Dang Minh Ngoc is a Vietnamese Jesuit. Currently, Nguyen Xuan Danh is a student at the Saint Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate, Vietnam.

References

Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science, trans. Walter Kaufmann (New York: Vintage Books, 1974), 181.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Buổi Hoàng Hôn Của Những Thần Tượng, chuyển ngữ Nguyễn Hữu Hiệu (Hà Nội: NXB Nhã Nam, 2023), 102-103.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Ý Chí Quyền Lực, trans. Nguyễn Sỹ Nguyên (Tp.HCM: NXB Khoa Học Xã Hội, 2023), 23.

Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science, trans. Walter Kaufmann (New York: Vintage Books, 1974), 280.

Nietzsche, F. (1974). The gay science (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). Vintage Books. (Original work published 1882)

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Published

17-10-2026

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): Magis 4

Section

Research Articles

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Tran, D. M. N. (2026). One Perspective on Friedrich Nietzsche's "God Is Dead". Catholic Science & Life, 6(2), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.54855/csl.26627