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The Genealogy of Morals

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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In 1887, with the view of amplifying and completing certain new doctrines which he had merely sketched in Beyond Good and Evil (see especially Aphorism 260), Nietzsche published The Genealogy of Morals. This work is perhaps the least aphoristic, in form, of all Nietzsche's productions. For analytical power, more especially in those parts where Nietzsche examines the ascetic ideal, The Genealogy of Morals is unequaled by any other of his works; and, in the light which it throws upon the attitude of the ecclesiastic to the man of resentment and misfortune, it is one of the most valuable contributions to sacerdotal psychology.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .al knowledge of which it disdainfully defends itself. It misjudges, in some cases, the sphere which it despises, the sphere of the common vulgar man and the low people: on the other hand, due weight should be given to the consideration that in any case the mood of contempt, of disdain, of superciliousness, even on the supposition that it falsely portrays the object of its contempt, will always be far removed from that degree of falsity which will always characterise the attacks—in effigy, of course—of the vindictive hatred and revengefulness of the weak in onslaughts on their enemies. In point of fact, there is in contempt too strong an admixture of nonchalance, of casualness, of boredom, of impatience, even of personal exultation, for it to be capable of distorting its victim into a real caricature or a real monstrosity. Attention again should be paid to the almost benevolent[Pg 36] nuances which, for instance, the Greek nobility imports into all the words b. . . Read More

Community Reviews

For all his brilliance, Nietzsche was not one for exposition or systematic investigation. He writes in impassioned bursts rather than extended thoughts—a style in keeping with his abhorrence for all things stale, academic, and ‘English’. This quality is evident right from the preface, which is divid

'Man will wish Nothingness rather than not wish at all.'

This is the second work by Friedrich Nietzsche I've read/that has been read to me after Beyond Good and Evil. Since this German philosopher is said to have had a considerable influence on Albert Camus, I decided to make a general survey of his

‎دوستانِ گرانقدر، من بارها آثارِ زنده یاد <نیچه> را خوانده و بازخوانی کرده ام و با عناوینِ گوناگون مورد نقد قرار داده ام ... از دیدگاه من این کتاب ارزنده ترین و اندیشمندانه ترینِ آثارِ اوست... از آنجایی که با مغلطه ای کثیف و تکراری به جوانان القا کرده اند که فهمِ نوشته های نیچه دشوار است... لذا این

درباب کتاب «تبارشناسی اخلاق»ه
نوشتۀ فریدریش نیچه، ترجمۀ داریوش آشوری، چاپ یازدهم: 1392، نشر آگه

تبارشناسی اخلاق را یکی از مهم‌ترین کتاب‌های نیچه می‌دانند؛ این کتاب در واقع سیستماتیک‌ترین کتاب نیچه است و چه‌بسا مهم‌ترین کتاب او به شمار می‌رود. چنان‌که از نام این کتاب بر‌می‌آید، نیچه در این کتاب با روش

When I was an undergraduate, I tried some Nietzsche. I read BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL, THE GAY SCIENCE and THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY. This was reading that I did on my own and not as part of a class. I don’t remember how I chose those books, but I can report now with no embarassment that my reading was superf

On The Genealogy of Morals
is made up of three essays, all of which question and critique the value of our moral judgments based on a genealogical method whereby Nietzsche examines the origins and meanings of our different moral concepts.

The first essay, "'Good and Evil,' 'Good and Bad'" contras

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