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Putting Claus Back into Christmas
In Fritz Allhoff & Scott C. Lowe (eds.), Christmas ‐ Philosophy for Everyone. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 161–171 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Nietzsche's Useful Fictions The Commercial Origins of Christmas Santa Claus and the Social Compact The Spirit of Giving and the True Meaning of Christmas.Author's Profile
putting Claus back into Christmas Santa Claus, better representative of ‐ true spirit of Christmas than Jesus ever was or ever could be Nietzsche, arguing that there is no problem ‐ with believing and promulgating fables Nietzsche's useful fictions Nietzsche thinking that's absolutely right ‐ in antiquity, a vast pantheon of tribal gods ancient gods ‐ Yahweh, Baal, Odin, Isis, Jupiter, once symbols of community pride and celebration Nietzsche, no fan of the modern notion of God commercial origins of Christmas – Christianity, composed out of festivals and holidays of rival religions Santa Claus and the social compact ‐ story of Santa Claus, a pocket‐sized Christian allegory spirit of giving and the true meaning of Christmas
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