<p><i><b>''We have left dry land and put out to sea! We have burned the bridge behind us - what is more, we have burned the land behind us!''</b><br></i><br>Nietzsche''s devastating demolition of religion would have seismic consequences for future generations. With God dead, he envisages a brilliant future for humanity: one in which individuals would at last be responsible for their destinies.<br><br>One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.</p>