ENGLISHGERMAN

On the Genealogy of Morality (Translated & Annotated): A Polemic

By Friedrich Nietzsche & Maudemarie Clark & Alan J. Swensen

Book information

Publisher
Hackett Pub. Co
Year
2009
ISBN
978-0-87220-283-2, 0-87220-283-6, 978-0-87220-284-9, 0-87220-284-4, 978-1-60384-588-5
Language
englishgerman
Format
EPUB
Filesize
429 kB (439375 bytes)
Series
Hackett Classics
Edition
New ed.
Pages
177\0
Time added
2019-09-24 23:49:48
Ethics;Ethics

Description

On the Genealogy of Morality contains some of Nietzsche's most disturbing ideas and images: eg the 'slave revolt' in morality, which he claims began with the Jews and has now triumphed, and the 'blond beast' that must erupt, which he claims to find behind all civilisation. It is therefore a major source for understanding why 'Nietzschean' ideas are controversial. Further, it is one of Nietzsche's most important books, a work of his maturity that shows him at the height of his powers both as a thinker and as an artist in the presentation of ideas  Read more... Abstract: The text contains some of Nietzsche's most disturbing ideas, including the "slave revolt" in morality, which he claims began with the Jews and has now triumphed, and the "blond beast" that must erupt, which he claims to find behind all civilization.  Read more...

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