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Friedrich Nietzsche
Beyond Good and Evil
In this foundational 1886 philosophical treatise, Friedrich Nietzsche launches a radical and systematic critique of traditional Western philosophy, morality, and religion. Composed of 296 aphorisms, the work begins by attacking previous philosophers, arguing their "truths" are merely personal prejudices. He questions the fundamental opposition between "good" and evil," proposing these concepts are not absolute but historically constructed.
At the heart of his philosophy is the "will to power," identified as the primary driving force of life—a drive for domination and self-overcoming. He traces contemporary morality to a "slave morality" originating in Christian values, which revolted against the "master morality" of the ancient world and has given rise to the modern "herd man." The book is a call for the "philosophers of the future"—free spirits who can move "beyond good and evil" by embracing "perspectivism," viewing the world from multiple angles rather than a single, rigid truth. Nietzsche also delivers sharp critiques of nationalism, anti-Semitism, and democracy, advocating for a natural "order of rank." The treatise concludes that humankind's advancement depends on this nascent noble caste to counter the inertial pull of herd morality and create new values.
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