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Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

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Summary

Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R。J。 Hollingdale with an introduction by Michael Tanner in Penguin Classics。

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

Frederich Nietzsche （1844-1900） became the chair of classical philology at Basel University at the age of 24 until his bad health forced him to retire in 1879。 He divorced himself from society until his final collapse in 1899 when he became insane。 A powerfully original thinker， Nietzsche's influence on subsequent writers， such as George Bernard Shaw， D。H。 Lawrence， Thomas Mann and Jean-Paul Sartre， was considerable。

If you enjoyed Beyond Good and Evil you might like Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra， also available in Penguin Classics。

"One of the greatest books of a very great thinker。" —Michael Tanner

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Yengo ，

Friedrich Nietzsche， I don't even understand how people even defend this man when he writes in pretentious and incoherent nonsense as if everything he said is perfectly logical。 It seems like his cult following just like to use big words rather than clear and concise language to articulate their logic to come off as "intelligent" and leaving the opposition dumbfounded as to what he just has said。 Therefore feeling a sort of superiority over people。 He is ridiculously indefinite and indefinite la Friedrich Nietzsche， I don't even understand how people even defend this man when he writes in pretentious and incoherent nonsense as if everything he said is perfectly logical。 It seems like his cult following just like to use big words rather than clear and concise language to articulate their logic to come off as "intelligent" and leaving the opposition dumbfounded as to what he just has said。 Therefore feeling a sort of superiority over people。 He is ridiculously indefinite and indefinite language naturally can be interpreted in multiple ways hence why Friedrich Nietzche is called one of the most misunderstood philosophers and for a great reason。 He maliciously attacks other philosophies/sciences with this pretentious and indefinite language。 Doesn't even coherently explain why。 I would not recommend this book at all。 /R Nietzsche is a great place to stroke your Dunning Kruger bone if you seek to do so。 。。。more

Yengo ，

Friedrich Nietzsche， I don't even understand how people even defend this man when he writes in pretentious and incoherent nonsense as if everything he said is perfectly logical。 It seems like his cult following just like to use big words rather than clear and concise language to articulate their logic to come off as "intelligent" and leaving the opposition dumbfounded as to what he just has said。 Therefore feeling a sort of superiority over people。 He is ridiculously indefinite and indefinite la Friedrich Nietzsche， I don't even understand how people even defend this man when he writes in pretentious and incoherent nonsense as if everything he said is perfectly logical。 It seems like his cult following just like to use big words rather than clear and concise language to articulate their logic to come off as "intelligent" and leaving the opposition dumbfounded as to what he just has said。 Therefore feeling a sort of superiority over people。 He is ridiculously indefinite and indefinite language naturally can be interpreted in multiple ways hence why Friedrich Nietzche is called one of the most misunderstood philosophers and for a great reason。 He maliciously attacks other philosophies/sciences with this pretentious and indefinite language。 Doesn't even coherently explain why。 I would not recommend this book at all。 /R Nietzsche is a great place to stroke your Dunning Kruger bone if you seek to do so。 。。。more

Bohemian Bluestocking ，

Nietzsche is a grumpy cat。 I think those who are interested in celebrating the survival of the fittest and feel that having an aristocracy， a small population of the elite as master over a slave race， that is is true morality， if morality has any alluring real qualities or existence， then this is for you。

Craig Dove ，

I've read this before - even this translation - but haven't dipped into Nietzsche in the past ten or twelve years， and wondered what I would think of it now。 I tend to overlook this particular book in favor of Beyond Good and Evil， Genealogy， and Twilight; but there's a lot of good stuff here that I'd either missed or forgotten。 I've read this before - even this translation - but haven't dipped into Nietzsche in the past ten or twelve years， and wondered what I would think of it now。 I tend to overlook this particular book in favor of Beyond Good and Evil， Genealogy， and Twilight; but there's a lot of good stuff here that I'd either missed or forgotten。 。。。more

Jannelle ，

Oh well。 I don’t recommend to go to much deep into Nietzsche’s thoughts， just observed them from a great distance and enjoy a splendid mind of this quite interesting person。

Anh Nguyen ，

Love how he used the word "beyond"。 Love how he used the word "beyond"。 。。。more

Ali Bagheri ，

Amazing writing and incredible ideas！

Goober ，

Neitzsche would do well of an editor。 Everything he thinks， he says！ For the joy of speaking in itself， I would not be surprised if he has said things he does not even agree with。 Or any amount of ideas， worked on throughout the course of his life， always asking themselves of him again and again， that appear here unfinished。 Think some， Neitzsche！ Read some， live some！ And write a tighter book， one can indulge their humor and still make sense。 It is， as far as books of philosophy go， very funny， Neitzsche would do well of an editor。 Everything he thinks， he says！ For the joy of speaking in itself， I would not be surprised if he has said things he does not even agree with。 Or any amount of ideas， worked on throughout the course of his life， always asking themselves of him again and again， that appear here unfinished。 Think some， Neitzsche！ Read some， live some！ And write a tighter book， one can indulge their humor and still make sense。 It is， as far as books of philosophy go， very funny， but that isn’t usually the aim of most philosophy books。 What is the aim， here， Neitzsche？ Well， you have started some good conversations， though you won’t be part of them for very long。 I hope you’re alright with that。 Best wishes， anyway。 。。。more

Jeff Whistler ，

A difficult read。 It reminds me of Steppenwolf。 But this was expected。 Nietzsche， after all， was straining to scratch below the topsoil of consciousness and so of course this book comes off as opaque at times。 Language， either written or auditory， is too crude a tool to properly transcribe a philosopher's visceral ruminations; no philosopher can be completely understood and every student will have a different understanding based on their own lives。 A difficult read。 It reminds me of Steppenwolf。 But this was expected。 Nietzsche， after all， was straining to scratch below the topsoil of consciousness and so of course this book comes off as opaque at times。 Language， either written or auditory， is too crude a tool to properly transcribe a philosopher's visceral ruminations; no philosopher can be completely understood and every student will have a different understanding based on their own lives。 。。。more

Jeremiah Dunham ，

Some parts of this were amusing， some parts insightful and enduring， and others completely insufferable。 He spent a lot of words bashing women and people of various cultures and ethnicities， which was tough to get through。 Even when he did present original thoughts， the delivery often left a lot to be desired。 If we pulled Nietzsche forward to the 21st century， he'd be a brilliant hipster， full of good ideas， but mostly just pissing people off for his own amusement。 Some parts of this were amusing， some parts insightful and enduring， and others completely insufferable。 He spent a lot of words bashing women and people of various cultures and ethnicities， which was tough to get through。 Even when he did present original thoughts， the delivery often left a lot to be desired。 If we pulled Nietzsche forward to the 21st century， he'd be a brilliant hipster， full of good ideas， but mostly just pissing people off for his own amusement。 。。。more

ink ，

apart from his rage towards women， this was quite funny actually

Mark O'mara ，

Audiobook edition。 Pretty tough going to be honest but rounded out further my understanding of Nietzsche’s work and it was good to read the full book and not just opinions etc about it。

Aaron Collingwood ，

as much as i tried to love this book， it’s littered in sexism and sexist overtones。 spoils the philosophy extremely - some good ideas relating to nihilism

Fereshteh ，

فقط به نوشتن یک جکله از کتاب کفایت میکنم:آنچه از سر عشق انجام میشود ، فراسوی نیک و بد است

Keith Brooks ，

Nietzsche’s words are gods， each beautiful and more beautiful when placed in a line。 The eye follows the procession as they parade across the page， in the storm of glory one gets dizzy， and loses his breath in the terrifying splendor of literature—one is tempted to worship these gods， if chaos is what one craves。 For indeed， Nietzsche writes only chaos， incoherencies， and this is maybe the point。There is a delight in reading Nietzsche when he takes aim at scientists and pharisees， “The enemy of Nietzsche’s words are gods， each beautiful and more beautiful when placed in a line。 The eye follows the procession as they parade across the page， in the storm of glory one gets dizzy， and loses his breath in the terrifying splendor of literature—one is tempted to worship these gods， if chaos is what one craves。 For indeed， Nietzsche writes only chaos， incoherencies， and this is maybe the point。There is a delight in reading Nietzsche when he takes aim at scientists and pharisees， “The enemy of my enemy…” but it is frightening when he takes aim at oneself。 If this book is the ravings of a madman， mere idiocy， then truly this book is imbecilic， but this is only so if we find “Idiocy” and “Incoherent” to mean the same thing （Nietzsche is certainly guilty of the latter） and I do not think they are synonyms。 I find this book well worth the read; strong， evil， profound， and also beautiful—yes， beautiful。 。。。more

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Luke Stannard ，

I would tell you how I really feel about Nietzsche， but he might misinterpret it as a will to power。 So I’m just going to say he misinterpreted Schopenhauer…over and over…until he fully believed himself。 I do at least agree with Nietzsche’s weariness of the typical philosophical morality though。 I agree that evil in the good vs。 evil dualistic paradigm corresponds to the permanent adherence to a reaction against some isolated moral occurrence。 I’ll give him that one， even though he scares me a l I would tell you how I really feel about Nietzsche， but he might misinterpret it as a will to power。 So I’m just going to say he misinterpreted Schopenhauer…over and over…until he fully believed himself。 I do at least agree with Nietzsche’s weariness of the typical philosophical morality though。 I agree that evil in the good vs。 evil dualistic paradigm corresponds to the permanent adherence to a reaction against some isolated moral occurrence。 I’ll give him that one， even though he scares me a lot of the time。 He tends to contradict himself in making these sweeping statements。 He’ll go off on tangents about the worth of swaths of people to justify something like…not fixating on the worth of swaths of people。 While he is probably given too much blame for influencing the Nazis， his excessive nationalistic rhetoric is clearly part of that problem。 He sometimes does a good job of using contradictions to express difficult concepts。 Other times the language he uses to explain himself gets in the way， or at least in the translation I’m reading so many years later。 。。。more

Tyler van der Veer ，

‘Beyond Good and Evil’ is Friedrich Nietzsche’s criticism of blindly accepting dogma in considerations of morality。 At the heart of the Nietzsche’s philosophy is the declaration of the death of God， which signals that all values are relative， that man lives in a space “beyond good and evil。” This is a human being who has thrown off the shackles of religion and conventional morality and is able to exercise fully his power—“A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is w ‘Beyond Good and Evil’ is Friedrich Nietzsche’s criticism of blindly accepting dogma in considerations of morality。 At the heart of the Nietzsche’s philosophy is the declaration of the death of God， which signals that all values are relative， that man lives in a space “beyond good and evil。” This is a human being who has thrown off the shackles of religion and conventional morality and is able to exercise fully his power—“A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results。” Asserting this will， man becomes an “Übermensch” or “Superman”: defining himself completely on their own terms， effectively becoming a god。 This dramatic assertion is not， as it’s often taken to be， some kind of a celebratory statement; it is instead a warning that the eradication of the most fundamental presuppositions of Western civilization’s system of values will result in a meaninglessness that will lead man adrift。 Nietzsche’s criticisms inevitably fall short in that the frank assertion that the will to power—even backed up by stunningly sophisticated technology—never finally solves man’s difficulties， that it， in point of fact， makes things worse。 It teases the mind to consider the possibility that the human predicament can be addressed finally only through the invasion of some higher ordering of the universe—namely God。 。。。more

Azin Mir ，

"The text has disappeared under the interpretation。"-Friedrich Nietzsche， Beyond Good and EvilNietzsche， in this quintessential piece of work， demolishes all kinds of "traditional moralities" that largely define our good and evil。 He is particularly critical of the morality that the masses follow， referring to it as "slave morality"。 He feels that slave morality comes from the point of "the herd" not wanting to think enough and putting off their mental faculties while they submit to the "greater "The text has disappeared under the interpretation。"-Friedrich Nietzsche， Beyond Good and EvilNietzsche， in this quintessential piece of work， demolishes all kinds of "traditional moralities" that largely define our good and evil。 He is particularly critical of the morality that the masses follow， referring to it as "slave morality"。 He feels that slave morality comes from the point of "the herd" not wanting to think enough and putting off their mental faculties while they submit to the "greater good"。 Slave morality to him breeds mediocrity and stops us from realising our true potential。 Hence， to be "free spirits" means to be investigators to the point of cruelty， moving beyond traditionally defined right and wrong and free from our moral prejudices。Further， Nietzsche while castigating the "Will to truth" of earlier philosophers， holds them guilty for being obssesed with the Truth。 Instead， he feels "Untruth" should be recognised as a condition of life， hence denying the existence of a universal morality or an objective truth。To him， there is no such thing as moral phenomena， but only a moral interpretation of phenomena。 Beyond Good and Evil will only make sense to us if we put aside all our pre conceived moralities before we go ahead with this book。 It is actually difficult to understand Nietzsche if we are looking for linear arguments and not ready to read in between lines。 It will only make you think the unthinkable if you come with an open mind。 。。。more

Brett A Johnson ，

This translation of Nietzsche is particularly dense。 Although as I haven't read other translations of any of his other works， this might just be a characteristic of Nietzsche himself。 I recommend printing a study guide and keeping that on hand while you read。 This translation of Nietzsche is particularly dense。 Although as I haven't read other translations of any of his other works， this might just be a characteristic of Nietzsche himself。 I recommend printing a study guide and keeping that on hand while you read。 。。。more

Hardus Scheepers ，

Not for beginners。

João Lima ，

Obras dele são uma porrada de tópicos aleatórios reunidos em capítulos - diferente de Crepusculo dos Ídolos， Além do Bem e do Mal não me interessou tanto; os temas abordados não são dos que poderiam agregar alguma coisa na minha vida。 Não vou negar que algums trechos eu achei muito pika。Nietzsche tá sempre puto com tudo， principalmente com os alemães - dai que ta o problema， eu nao ligo para os alemães e tampouco quero ler sobre eles👍🏻-Com certeza ainda terão muitos livros do autor que irei gost Obras dele são uma porrada de tópicos aleatórios reunidos em capítulos - diferente de Crepusculo dos Ídolos， Além do Bem e do Mal não me interessou tanto; os temas abordados não são dos que poderiam agregar alguma coisa na minha vida。 Não vou negar que algums trechos eu achei muito pika。Nietzsche tá sempre puto com tudo， principalmente com os alemães - dai que ta o problema， eu nao ligo para os alemães e tampouco quero ler sobre eles👍🏻-Com certeza ainda terão muitos livros do autor que irei gostar， então não vou parar por aqui a minha jornada até o Zaratustra -“em torno ao herói tudo se torna tragédia， em torno ao semideus， drama satírico; em torno a deus tudo se torna — como？ “Mundo“， talvez？”-“O amor a um unico ser é uma barbaridade: pois é praticado às expensas de todos os outros。 Também o amor a Deus” 。。。more

John ，

Sooo there were certainly chapters I did not understand because I am new to reading philosophy and he spent a significant amount of time roasting philosophers and other schools of thought LOL。Nietzche is certainly misunderstood that’s for sure。 He is definitely not an existential nihilist。 He critiques philosopher Arthur Shopenhaur （Idk how to spell it LOL）， pointing out the flaws of nihilism， it’s pessimism， and how it does not lead to a virtuous or healthy life。 He spends the entire book comba Sooo there were certainly chapters I did not understand because I am new to reading philosophy and he spent a significant amount of time roasting philosophers and other schools of thought LOL。Nietzche is certainly misunderstood that’s for sure。 He is definitely not an existential nihilist。 He critiques philosopher Arthur Shopenhaur （Idk how to spell it LOL）， pointing out the flaws of nihilism， it’s pessimism， and how it does not lead to a virtuous or healthy life。 He spends the entire book combatting nihilism。 In the age of atheism rising （he being an atheist himself） in order to avoid nihilism and valuing nothing， one must create their own values and live for them to obtain a reason to live that is meaningful to them。 He also calls Shopenhaur a hypocrite because in his biography he mentions his passion for playing the flute （which means he values music and the instrument）。 This gets 4 stars because at the time of reading this I did understand all of it， yet there were certainly profound moments throughout I took notes on that certainly apply to people and sOCiEtY to this day。 Also， his takes on women were pretty cringe。 This guy probably would’ve been a political incel。 Hitler definitely didn’t read Nietzche。 He probably read a page just to say he’s read Nietzche to make him seem patriotic， enlightened， and learned to gain popular support in Germany。 Nietzche spends a good paragraph praising Jewish people。 I also googled it and Wikipedia said “If he did read Nietzche， he read very little” which makes sense because he clearly had no problem with them。 Who knows though？ Wikipedia isn’t the best source LOL。 Overall， great book :） 。。。more

Adrian Cetean ，

"<> - această concluzie dobitocească ne distruge jumătate din viață， nouă singuraticilor， căci prin ea dobitocul se furișează în vecinătatea și compania noastră。" "<> - această concluzie dobitocească ne distruge jumătate din viață， nouă singuraticilor， căci prin ea dobitocul se furișează în vecinătatea și compania noastră。" 。。。more

Mathias Basma ，

Akk， hva er nå dere， mine nedskrevne og malte tanker！ For ikke lenge siden var dere fremdeles så fargerike， unge og ondskapsfulle， fulle av pigger og hemmelig krydder， slik at dere fikk meg til å nyse og le — og nå？ Dere har allerede mistet nyhetens interesse， og jeg frykter at noen av dere er rede til å bli sannheter。 Så udødelige ser dere allerede ut， så hjerteskjærende rettskafne， så kjedelige！ Og var det noen gang annerledes？ Hvilke ting skriver vi ned og maler på papiret， vi mandariner med Akk， hva er nå dere， mine nedskrevne og malte tanker！ For ikke lenge siden var dere fremdeles så fargerike， unge og ondskapsfulle， fulle av pigger og hemmelig krydder， slik at dere fikk meg til å nyse og le — og nå？ Dere har allerede mistet nyhetens interesse， og jeg frykter at noen av dere er rede til å bli sannheter。 Så udødelige ser dere allerede ut， så hjerteskjærende rettskafne， så kjedelige！ Og var det noen gang annerledes？ Hvilke ting skriver vi ned og maler på papiret， vi mandariner med kinesiske pensler， vi som foreviger de tingene som *lar* seg skrive ned， hva er det vi kan male på papiret？ Akk， stadig bare det som vil visne， og som allerede er begynt å stinke？ Akk， alltid bare uvær som trekker bort og er uttømt， gule， sene følelser！ Akk， alltid bare fugler som fløy seg trette， som fløy vill， og som nå lar seg fange i hånden， — i vår hånd！ Vi foreviger det som ikke kan leve og fly stort lenger， bare trette og møre ting！ Og det er bare deres *ettermiddag*， mine skrevne og malte tanker， som jeg har farger til， kanskje mange farger， mange brokete yndigheter og femti nyanser i gult， brunt， grønt og rødt。 — Men av det kan ingen fortelle meg hvordan dere så ut i morgen， de plutselige blaff og undre i min ensomhet， mine gamle， kjære — — *onde* tanker！ 。。。more

Ravish ，

“Love to one only is a barbarity， for it is exercised at the expense of all others。 Love to God also！” Aphorism 67。 Beyond Good and Evil （1886） – Book by Frederick Nietzsche where he told a friend that this book will not be read properly until around the year 2000。 He was remarkably right。 This book is not like any other book where you will find a stereotypical start and end， rather it is a collection of commentary by Nietzsche and aphorism which revolves around philosophy， nobility， scholars， v “Love to one only is a barbarity， for it is exercised at the expense of all others。 Love to God also！” Aphorism 67。 Beyond Good and Evil （1886） – Book by Frederick Nietzsche where he told a friend that this book will not be read properly until around the year 2000。 He was remarkably right。 This book is not like any other book where you will find a stereotypical start and end， rather it is a collection of commentary by Nietzsche and aphorism which revolves around philosophy， nobility， scholars， virtue， free spirit， and human society in general。 Nietzsche is like a hammer who tears down every philosophical pre-conceived notion in his own style， which is brutal but at the same time life-affirming。 The book summarises this in its own beautiful way。One must not hurry to finish this book， rather indulge in its wisdom and thought-provoking ideas。 A reader would immerse in this book every time they open it and will always come up with a more refined， deeper， and newer perspective of elements around us。 “He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby becomes a monster。 And if thou gaze long into an abyss， the abyss will also gaze into thee。” Aphorism 146 。。。more

Moh。 Nasiri ，

How to free yourself from philosophical dogmas and assert your own values。

Gina Carlson ，

DNF

David ，

Nietzsche's writings are never an easy read but it doesn't make it any less important。Some parts were easier to digest than others。 Nietzsche's writings are never an easy read but it doesn't make it any less important。Some parts were easier to digest than others。 。。。more

Bianca ，

Non esiste bianco o nero esistono solo tante sfumature

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