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Nietzsche proposes in "Beyond Good and Evil" a system of inquiry and analysis known by the phrase 'history as critique.' This straightforward manner of investigation leads Nietzsche to question all of culture's most venerated conventions: science, religion, politics, decency and linguistic stock. He begins this process by overriding tradition when he says "only that which has no history can be defined." An explanation of virtue, for example, can only be written when the defintion eludes all possible requisites of custom and habit. We cannot properly administer the philosophical aspects of morality except through divine direction, suspicion, or an unexamined dependence on tradition. Because of this, Nietzsche calls to question the foundational premise that it is best for human beings to seek the truth. How do we know that mendacity isn't better? What is truth, anyway? He disputes the intention of the traditional esoteric venture. He unburdens all sources of cultural incontestability and claims to fixed truth which empties them of their value: "...we modern men, like semi-barbarians...reach 'our' bliss only when we are most in danger." Since we are in a process of perpetual adaptation we cannot be defined by any indigenous quality. Instead of adopting a class consciousness for purposes of easy identification Nietzsche asks that we establish an amplified sense of responsibility to our own luxurious creativity. He declares there is a higher calling: an unassisted life of intense but private joy, anguish, fortitude, perception, and constructive preparation.

Friedrich Nietzsche, a German psychologist and philosopher is one of the most controversial minds of the 19th century. Beyond "Good and Evil" is one of his most important works and in this book he segments his views on religion, morality, virtue, nationalism and gender relationships - it is power packed! Nietzsche seeks to deliver his philolosphy to the masses. A Collector's Edition.

Are traditional notions of morality actually the means of enslaving the human spirit? This is the claim of Friedrich Nietzsche in Beyond Good and Evil. Nietzsche is one of the most controversial of European philosophers. His bold attacks on Christianity, and the advocacy of a fearless approach to the uncertainties of life, have earned him both criticism and praise from disparate quarters. This book embodies the author’s attempt to summarize and enhance his previous work. Beyond Good and Evil is Nietzsche at his most concise and systematic, and is a good starting point for the novice.

Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1886. It draws on and expands the ideas of his previous work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but with a more critical and polemical approach. In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their consideration of morality. Specifically, he accuses them of founding grand metaphysical systems upon the faith that the good man is the opposite of the evil man, rather than just a different expression of the same basic impulses that find more direct expression in the evil man. The work moves into the realm "beyond good and evil" in the sense of leaving behind the traditional morality which Nietzsche subjects to a destructive critique in favour of what he regards as an affirmative approach that fearlessly confronts the perspectival nature of knowledge and the perilous condition of the modern individual.

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Beyond Good and Evil – Nietzsche's Attack on 19th Century Dogmatic ThinkingOne of the most brilliant philosophical thinkers of his time, Friedrich Nietzsche published Beyond Good and Evil at his own expense as an attempt to curve the unilateral belief in unfounded premises and dogmas that modern religion-based thinkers had at the time. Drawing on concepts presented in his previous works, such as Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche attempted to point out that traditional morality was incorrect in pitting good and evil against each other as opposing forces. Instead, he proposed a theory according to which unique perspective took precedence over a generalized view, and good and evil were seen more as being different types of expressions stemming from the same basic impulses.Nietzsche was undoubtedly a revolutionary thinker who was undeterred by opinions brought forth by his peers and contemporaries, and did not hesitate to criticize them for what he felt was an approach to philosophy that promoted idleness and premises based on incomplete or dated dogmatic concepts which have given rise throughout the years to metaphysical systems that simply don't add up in terms of their underlying foundation of morality.Beyond Good and Evil dissects the beliefs set forth by these thinkers, as the author gradually goes on pointing out the deficiencies and discrepancies brought about by their system of thought focused on a single morality for all humankind. At the same time, he outlines the many qualities of “new” philosophies based on self-assertion and imagination, while talking about a concept called “will to power” which could be used to explain all behavior as an alternative to the “good vs. evil” ideals commonly accepted in the 19th century until then.

Beyond Good and Evil is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1886. It draws on and expands the ideas of his previous work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but with a more critical approach. In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of needing greater critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their discussions of morality. He accuses them of founding grand metaphysical systems upon the faith that the good man is the opposite of the evil man, rather than just a different expression of the same basic impulses that find more direct expression in the evil man. The work moves into the realm "beyond good and evil" in the sense of leaving behind the traditional morality which Nietzsche subjects to a destructive critique in favor of what he regards as an affirmative approach that fearlessly confronts the the perilous condition of the modern individual.