Beyond Good and Evil: The Philosophy Classic
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Summary
Beyond Good and Evil was one of the last books German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote， and has fast become one of the best-known works on moral and ethical philosophy。 A collection of aphorisms and commentary largely make up one of his most celebrated works on his mature philosophy of the free spirit， and continues to be one of the most widely read and studied works of philosophy today。
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Lourens Van Hoorn
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Erg goed boek， behalve als hij het over vrouwen heeft。
Michael
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Great read for a philosophical mind。 Very thick in thoughts and things to consider。
John
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I used to believe in empirical truths。 Not just collectively accepted conceptualizations， but objective， honest， and tangible realness。 Quantum physics has shaken the foundation of that belief and Nietzsche has obliterated it。 His dismantling of Descartes’ cogito， ergo sum was surgical and mind blowing。 However， there is a thin veil between brilliance and madness。 From my vantage point， I’m not sure the former is worth the latter。 Beyond Good and Evil is brilliant， dangerous， groundbreaking and I used to believe in empirical truths。 Not just collectively accepted conceptualizations， but objective， honest， and tangible realness。 Quantum physics has shaken the foundation of that belief and Nietzsche has obliterated it。 His dismantling of Descartes’ cogito， ergo sum was surgical and mind blowing。 However， there is a thin veil between brilliance and madness。 From my vantage point， I’m not sure the former is worth the latter。 Beyond Good and Evil is brilliant， dangerous， groundbreaking and prophetic。 。。。more
Gafreen
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كتاب ممل جداً جل حديثة عن الاوروبين كعرق فوقي افكارة ومعتقداته عفى عليها الزمن ، المرأة في رأسة لاتفقه شيئاًلديه بعض الاقتبسات الواقعية لكنها تشغل أقل من نصف الكتابهذا ثاني كتاب اقتنيه عن الفلسفة وأول كتاب اُكمل قرأته وآخر كتاب لي فالفلسفة لانه من الواضح أنها ليست ليسأعطيه ٣ نجوم لأني استغرقت وقتاً طويلاً في قرأته لافهم محتواه
Soheil Kavandi
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After reading 15% of it， I did not get much out of this book。 Most of it was nagging nothing learnt。 Have to leave it maybe for later。 or never at all。
Nerea
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 lo leí después de zarathustra pensando que sería lo mismo pero más analítico。 En cierta manera lo es pero mucho más pesado。 Aún así muchas partes me gustaron y me hicieron reflexionar。
Kiko Čabala
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hmm
Eden
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Yep no not for me disappointed but not surprised
Adrian Bercovici
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Dezamagitor ！Am pornit inflacarat ， crezand ca voi asista la un adevarat spectacol contrarian， ca toate cutumele si valorile traditionale insuflate de-a lungul vietii imi vor fi spulberate。 Cartea a inceput binisor ， desfiintand curentele filozofice anterioare cu precadere stoicismul ， explicand ca omul ar trebui lasat condus de impulsuri de simturi ， caci asta este tot ceea ce este autentic in el ， sa nu incerce sa isi infraneze nimic si ca filozoful stoic indeamna catre solitudine ， modestie s Dezamagitor ！Am pornit inflacarat ， crezand ca voi asista la un adevarat spectacol contrarian， ca toate cutumele si valorile traditionale insuflate de-a lungul vietii imi vor fi spulberate。 Cartea a inceput binisor ， desfiintand curentele filozofice anterioare cu precadere stoicismul ， explicand ca omul ar trebui lasat condus de impulsuri de simturi ， caci asta este tot ceea ce este autentic in el ， sa nu incerce sa isi infraneze nimic si ca filozoful stoic indeamna catre solitudine ， modestie si cumpatare ， tocmai fiindca asta este viata la care a fost el obligat， faptul ca a fost privat de tocmai resursele catre care isi exprima inversunareaFoarte interesant faptul ca in viziunea lui Nietsche un filosof stoic precum Epicur indeamna catre o viata solitara si modesta ， cumpatata tocmai fiindca el nu a prins publicului ， nu a stiut sa se vanda ， astfel el s-a lasat prada vanitatii si singur s-a indepartatat de toti si toate ， scriind inversunat din orgoliu fata de filozofii vremii lui care nu au dus astfel de lipsuri。Dupa aceasta introducere relativ buna a urmat un calvar de cel putin 120-150 pagini in care a batut campii ， a adus in discutie curente moderne si trecute ， conditia filozofului， dar nu am sesizat nimic concret ， nici o idee tangibila 。。。 Nu am reusit sa inteleg care este filozofia sa ， si ce anume profeseaza in aceasta carte。Cartea a mai avut cateva idei interesante cu privire la conditia femeii。 Faptul ca aceasta a cautat sa capete drepturi si sa ajunga sa se "bata" de la egal la egal cu barbatul， a ajuns in societatea moderna sa se degradeze ， tocmai pentru ca daruri precum viclenia ， cochetaria ， feminitatea ， imaginatia nu au fost niciodata vazute cu dispret de barbat ， ba dimpotriva。La final a s-a vorbit destul de mult despre spiritul german si cum se compara acesta cu cel francez sau englez。Per total nu am simtit ca am reusit sa il asociez cu o idee ， cu o viziune a lumii unificata。 Am citit foarte multe vorbe aruncate in vant care nu au ajuns la o coerenta。Marturisesc ca Herman Hesse a facut o treaba infinit mai buna schitand aceasta viziune a valorilor contrariana in romanul sau Lupul de stepa。O carte slaba。 。。。more
Fatima Sarder
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“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster。 And if you gaze for long into an abyss， the abyss gazes also into you。” ― Friedrich NietzscheThe author is brutally honest about the realities of life and society in general。 These brutal truths are often coloured by his opinions and prejudices thus making him a racist （he has a lot to say about Germans） and a misogynist （women are riddled with flaws and vice; education is wasted on them。 They are only good at seducti “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster。 And if you gaze for long into an abyss， the abyss gazes also into you。” ― Friedrich NietzscheThe author is brutally honest about the realities of life and society in general。 These brutal truths are often coloured by his opinions and prejudices thus making him a racist （he has a lot to say about Germans） and a misogynist （women are riddled with flaws and vice; education is wasted on them。 They are only good at seduction and following orders。） He also dislikes religions， particularly Christianity and paints Jesus as a tragic， attention seeking character。"Every profound spirit needs a mask: more， around every profound spirit a mask is continually growing， thanks to the constantly false， that is to say， shallow interpretation of every word he speaks， every step he takes， every sign of life he gives。"Apart from the author's opinions， the book is intensely profound， best appreciated after several reads。 。。。more
Danny Michaels
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A philosophical classic and a true work of nihilism
William Schrecengost
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This is probably his clearest portrayal of his “Will to Power” and the “slave morality”。 It’s written to his fellow philosophers and the rising new philosophers and is largely a plea to go beyond traditional morality and to question fundamental beliefs。 But not only to question and critique， but to theorize and offer solutions。 He argues that too many philosophers are merely scientists who identify problems and move on from there。 He wants philosophers to solve philosophical dilemmas。 One of whi This is probably his clearest portrayal of his “Will to Power” and the “slave morality”。 It’s written to his fellow philosophers and the rising new philosophers and is largely a plea to go beyond traditional morality and to question fundamental beliefs。 But not only to question and critique， but to theorize and offer solutions。 He argues that too many philosophers are merely scientists who identify problems and move on from there。 He wants philosophers to solve philosophical dilemmas。 One of which is to reject the slave morality and to reevaluate morality。 。。。more
Rui Vieira
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Comecei este livro com alguma expectativa baseada na ideia que tinha de Nietzsche por tudo o que lera sobre ele até aqui。 Não podia estar mais enganado; Certas passagens são absolutamente abomináveis e cheiram a mofo。 Não é um pensador “rebelde” ou desafiante intelectualmente: oscila entre uma criança birrenta e o santo padroeiro dos incel， um liberal triste， anti-democrático e misógino que esconde a imbecilidade por detrás de um emaranhado pseudo-lógico e de floreados que tentam ser metáfora po Comecei este livro com alguma expectativa baseada na ideia que tinha de Nietzsche por tudo o que lera sobre ele até aqui。 Não podia estar mais enganado; Certas passagens são absolutamente abomináveis e cheiram a mofo。 Não é um pensador “rebelde” ou desafiante intelectualmente: oscila entre uma criança birrenta e o santo padroeiro dos incel， um liberal triste， anti-democrático e misógino que esconde a imbecilidade por detrás de um emaranhado pseudo-lógico e de floreados que tentam ser metáfora poética mas que não passam de fogo de vista， salvo meia dúzia de páginas espalhadas pelo meio do lodo que são de facto boas; algo que até um gorila sentado a uma máquina de escrever por tempo suficiente acaba por conseguir。 。。。more
Manèle Elzo
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RIP Nietzsche you would have loved Reddit。
Anthony Thompson
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This is my first real dance with Nietzsche。 I'm not sure I'm a fan。 Miasmic writing is valid， but it obscures his philosophy， which seems to me "World is Dog eat Dog， be the biggest Dog， and don't feel so bad about it。" Genuinely feel he's not on the level of other greats。 But maybe that's just my first exposure。 "Life itself is ESSENTIALLY appropriation [。。。] putting it mildest， exploitation。" Nietzsche brings us the ecosystem of man as he is in nature， and delights in it。 While this may be the This is my first real dance with Nietzsche。 I'm not sure I'm a fan。 Miasmic writing is valid， but it obscures his philosophy， which seems to me "World is Dog eat Dog， be the biggest Dog， and don't feel so bad about it。" Genuinely feel he's not on the level of other greats。 But maybe that's just my first exposure。 "Life itself is ESSENTIALLY appropriation [。。。] putting it mildest， exploitation。" Nietzsche brings us the ecosystem of man as he is in nature， and delights in it。 While this may be the impetus for our evolution， our being as men involves rising over our natural state。 I'm not sure we're capable of it， but Nietzsche proposes we find symmetry with the curve of life at this more base level， and I think this is limiting。That being said his Slave Master mentality， once understood， will change the way you view ideologies in general。 It will foment distrust for the champions of weakened humans too。 Which I've already got too much of。 。。。more
Trew Wilkinson
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My personal entry to Nietzsche himself has not disappointed。 The “übermensch/overman” is not some bodybuilding， handsome， martial genius as popularly imagined （though those are probably incidentally helpful traits）; fundamentally， he is a man of supreme self-containment， and in some ways comes to resemble something of a psychopath。What I appreciate about Nietzsche is how fluently he appropriates the degenerative process that had been occurring for several centuries in Europe — of abstracting mor My personal entry to Nietzsche himself has not disappointed。 The “übermensch/overman” is not some bodybuilding， handsome， martial genius as popularly imagined （though those are probably incidentally helpful traits）; fundamentally， he is a man of supreme self-containment， and in some ways comes to resemble something of a psychopath。What I appreciate about Nietzsche is how fluently he appropriates the degenerative process that had been occurring for several centuries in Europe — of abstracting morality away from any sort of divine imperative — into his own grand vision， hearkening back to Rome's pre-Christian， Apollonian heights。 Whereas the trend in the West had been towards negative nihilism as a result of "God's death，" Nietzsche says we need positive nihilism: morals may not be real， but this does not mean that we should submit to the ebbs of the cosmos or lowly society。 Instead， we must hammer our will into the cosmos — we must reify our "will to power。"By "we，" he is here referring to the aristocrat， but for Nietzsche， the aristocrat is not necessarily a legal position。 It is a spirit， a state of mind， enjoyed by the type of man who "will instinctively aspire after a secret citadel where he is set free from the crowd， the many。" These "aristocrats" are not given to feelings that would encumber them with moral restrictions that the "herd" has established。 This apparent heartlessness has allowed them to ascend into powerful positions — they have a "master morality" that does not permit them to submit to anyone else's will， and especially not to that of the mass of ignoble "sheep。" Shame is not an experience they feel。This calls to mind Plato's criticisms of democracy， but N。 has a few choice words for him as well: for Nietzsche， Plato represents the elevation of "reason" per se， which N。 thinks is only meaningful in its place — not as an authoritative end。 It can be used by "weak" souls to disarm aristocrats of authority and legitimacy: the arrival of dialectics generated by Plato and his teacher set the stage for the shift from divine incarnation of gods as kings towards the sacrosanctity of logos， critique， distributed knowledge。 My interpretation is that he thought of Rome as stripping off these undesirable parts of the Greek tradition， manifested in the majesty of Roman imperium。Over and over again， for the above reasons and others， I found myself shocked that N。 has the sort of purchase in academia that he does。 His defining intellectual/moral conclusion is anathema to that sphere， which he would probably articulate as being thoroughly mired in （post-）Christian， last-is-first "slave morality，" itself derived from （better said， Europeanized in） the Platonic tradition。 Many Christian defenses of Nietzsche have been undertaken， but N。 regarded himself as totally anti-Christian， a religion he saw as being responsible for the mind virus that spelled Rome's demise and that constrained the full expression of the European spirit。 （This， he claims， owes to its elevation of the "weak，" "conquered，" and "marginalized。"）There are too many interesting ideas and minor points in this book to refer to， but it was thrilling and chaotic all the way through: N。's energetic style contrasted with morality-defying substance makes for a highly engaging read。 。。。more
Koen V
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Man， was ff doorzetten om hier doorheen te komen。Moeilijk te lezen， wel bijzonder om zon kritisch perspectief te lezen over geloof， vrouwen， Europa。Denk dat het nog wat te vroeg voor me was om deze te lezen omdat ik maar weinig kon volgen， maar wel iets waar ik nog is op terug ga vallen aangezien er veel interessante punten worden gemaakt
Bedtime4Bonzo
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8/10。 Pretty brilliant stuff。
Pinky 2。0
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Very similar to Chesterton in some way as it's driven by style more than the actual arguments， but unlike Chesterton it doesn't have a grace and cheerfulness about it which would at least make it enjoyable to read as it's replaced by an obnoxious personality of a man with delusions of how amazing his theory is about everything。 And while that in itself may not have posed a problem in itself， it's the constant and constantly present lack of systematic thought。 No argument has a clear line of reas Very similar to Chesterton in some way as it's driven by style more than the actual arguments， but unlike Chesterton it doesn't have a grace and cheerfulness about it which would at least make it enjoyable to read as it's replaced by an obnoxious personality of a man with delusions of how amazing his theory is about everything。 And while that in itself may not have posed a problem in itself， it's the constant and constantly present lack of systematic thought。 No argument has a clear line of reasoning， it's jumpy and rests on axioms he proposes a few sentences ago and draws conclusions without clarifying or justifying them。 At times I had no idea what the fuck he was trying to say due to already mentioned absence of systematic argumentation。 It's a book which doesn't have a head or a tail in its construction， which again， in itself may not be a problem， but here it's just random。 The book is more or less obnoxious depending on your a priori agreement with his thinking， which really boils down on shitting on everything he dislikes and praising everything he likes with little to no satisfactory exposition of proposed idea。 。。。more
Raniya
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what。
Will Heppding
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A little crazy， a little profound。
Justin Woodruff
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I'm sure this book deserves a higher rating but I was too dumb to really understand any of it。 I'm sure this book deserves a higher rating but I was too dumb to really understand any of it。 。。。more
Azmir Fakir
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It's one of the hardest books I have ever attempted to read。 Each Aphorism requires multiple readings。 Either that or I am just too thick headed for the ideas and the language in the book。 But if you are looking for some intellectual stimulation this book checks all the right ones。 It's one of the hardest books I have ever attempted to read。 Each Aphorism requires multiple readings。 Either that or I am just too thick headed for the ideas and the language in the book。 But if you are looking for some intellectual stimulation this book checks all the right ones。 。。。more
Loner dragon lady
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A good 50% of this book went straight over my head。 It gets 5 stars from me because it is so genius I just couldn’t not。
Shean Lee
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thank you callum
Demi
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"Supposing that truth is a woman"Well， I am a woman and I could give you some truth。This book was just a big middle finger to everyone - ever。 Everyone except philosophers， but actually philosophers suck as well。 A middle finger to women especially， but men suck too。 Also a big middle finger is to religious people， especially Christians， but atheists as well？ Oh and of course the last middle finger to everyone that works with their hands because they're worthless and ignorant according to Nietzs "Supposing that truth is a woman"Well， I am a woman and I could give you some truth。This book was just a big middle finger to everyone - ever。 Everyone except philosophers， but actually philosophers suck as well。 A middle finger to women especially， but men suck too。 Also a big middle finger is to religious people， especially Christians， but atheists as well？ Oh and of course the last middle finger to everyone that works with their hands because they're worthless and ignorant according to Nietzsche。Honestly Nietzsche， this was a mess。 Aside from the questionable statements， the writing made Nietzsche's points drown in never-ending paragraphs。 Honestly， I'm not even mad， just disappointed。 This could have been a great read if only the author didn't let his prejudice shine through and had a word limit for every chapter。 （2 stars instead of 1 because of the handful of interesting ideas I got from this） 。。。more
Dane Kowalick
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This is a great read。 Nietzsche's ability to offer critiques and equivocations for all sides of society is brilliant。 However， it's often hard to tell if the slandering of all thought groups is couched in pride or levels of nuance approaching the useless。 Nietzsche put Christianity and Communism in the same category of slave mentality， which I had never thought of before， but it does seem to ring true。 The problem is deciding on your Master。 Nietzche doesn't make a moral claim about whether slav This is a great read。 Nietzsche's ability to offer critiques and equivocations for all sides of society is brilliant。 However， it's often hard to tell if the slandering of all thought groups is couched in pride or levels of nuance approaching the useless。 Nietzsche put Christianity and Communism in the same category of slave mentality， which I had never thought of before， but it does seem to ring true。 The problem is deciding on your Master。 Nietzche doesn't make a moral claim about whether slave or master mentality is better， but the tail end of the book seems to lean towards the master。 He also makes the interesting observation that even though Christianity is a slave mentality， it does participate in the master mentality with the dominion structures such as the Creation Mandate and the Great Commission。Thesis: if we can leave behind traditional morality， but not dip too hard into individualistic pragmatism， we may be able to reach beyond good and evil。A very complicated way of escaping moral culpability， but he sure gets a lot of flips and tricks in before breaking his legs on the landing。 。。。more
Persizae
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3。5j’ai apprécié ma lecture et la manière dont les choses sont écrites et amenées！ il y avait des idées très intéressantes， Nietzsche est parfois très shady （ce que je trouve assez drôle） et ça se lit très vite， il a une plume agréable je trouve :） néanmoins je ne suis pas forcément d’accord avec tout ce qu’il a écrit et toutes les idées présentées ici！
Daniel Taylor
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I read this book now for one reason。 Beyond Good and Evil is the source of our modern concept of values。 As I edit my book which includes chapters on values， I wanted to see what Nietzsche had to say and whether that would lead to me reconstructing my views。 It's clear Nietzsche is influenced by Plato。 And Plato is someone I said in a recent review didn't impress me。 But like other great books of the western world， I think the power of this book will come as I read it again and again， rather tha I read this book now for one reason。 Beyond Good and Evil is the source of our modern concept of values。 As I edit my book which includes chapters on values， I wanted to see what Nietzsche had to say and whether that would lead to me reconstructing my views。 It's clear Nietzsche is influenced by Plato。 And Plato is someone I said in a recent review didn't impress me。 But like other great books of the western world， I think the power of this book will come as I read it again and again， rather than what I get out of it in one sitting。 。。。more
Oli Martul
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