Beyond Good & Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Anyone who fights with monsters should take care that he does not in the process become a monster, and if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes back into you Beyond Good and Evil is one of the most influential books of the 19th century. With its thought-provoking insights and profound reflections, this book is a must read for philosophy enthusiasts and anyone who wishes to broaden their intellectual horizons. This philosophical masterpiece will take you on a transformative journey of self-discovery as Nietzsche challenges conventional thinking and explores the depths of human nature, delving into topics such as morality, power, truth, the human condition, and the pursuit of individuality. Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their consideration of morality. He accuses them of founding grand metaphysical systems upon the faith that the good man is the opposite of the evil man, rather than just a different expression of the same basic impulses that find more direct expression in the evil man. The work moves into the realm beyond good and evil in the sense of leaving behind the traditional morality which Nietzsche subjects to a destructive critique in favor of what he regards as an affirmative approach that fearlessly confronts the perspectival nature of knowledge and the perilous condition of the modern individual.
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm: - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. His attempts to unmask the motives that underlie traditional Western religion, morality, and philosophy deeply affected generations of theologians, philosophers, psychologists, poets, novelists, and playwrights. He thought through the consequences of the triumph of the Enlightenment's secularism, expressed in his observation that God is dead, in a way that determined the agenda for many of Europe's most-celebrated intellectuals after his death. He was an ardent foe of nationalism, anti-Semitism, and power politics.
Nietzsche once wrote that some men are born posthumously, and that is certainly true in his case. The history of philosophy, theology, and psychology since the early 20th century is unintelligible without him. Nietzsche's great influence is due not only to his originality but also to the fact that he was one of the German language's most-brilliant prose writers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781940177359 |
| ISBN 10 | 1940177359 |
| Title | Beyond Good & Evil |
| Author | Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | PSI |
| Year published | 2013-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 206 |
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