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Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche

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A critique of inherited moral and philosophical assumptions

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A critique of inherited moral and philosophical assumptions

Friedrich Nietzsche challenges established Western ideas about truth, God, and the distinction between good and evil, including what the description calls Christian “slave morality.” The book then turns to Nietzsche’s affirmative concept of the “will to power” and the individual’s role in shaping values. This edition pairs the text with a translator’s commentary and an introduction by Michael Tanner, offering additional context for some of its more abstract passages. Its combination of critique and a proposed alternative makes the work a study of how moral beliefs are formed and questioned.

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  • Readers exploring modern European philosophy and critiques of Western thought
  • Those interested in Nietzsche’s discussions of morality, religion, and individual value-making
  • Readers who value editions with introductory and commentary material

Themes

Truth and beliefGood and evilChristian moralityWill to powerIndividual value-making

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Book overview

Beyond Good and Evil confirmed Nietzsche's position as the towering European philosopher of his age.

This work dramatically rejects the tradition of Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'.

With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual imposes their own 'will to power' upon the world. This edition includes a commentary on the text by the translator and Michael Tanner's introduction, which explains some of the more abstract passages in Beyond Good and Evil.
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