On the Genealogy of Morality

by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm; Clark, Maudemarie; Swensen, Alan J.

• ISBN13: 9780872202832
• ISBN10: 0872202836
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Selected Bibliography	p. xxxv
Translators' Note and Acknowledgments	p. xxxix
Preface	p. 1
First Treatise: "Good and Evil," "Good and Bad"	p. 9
Second Treatise: "Guilt," "Bad Conscience," and Related Matters	p. 35
Third Treatise: What Do Ascetic Ideals Mean?	p. 67
End Notes	p. 119
Index	p. 169
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