On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche, Douglas Smith

On the Genealogy of Morals

Friedrich Nietzsche, Douglas Smith

208 pages first pub 1887 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about the history of ethics and about interpretation. Nietzsche rewrites the former as a history of cruelty, exposing the central values of the Judaeo-Christian and liberal traditions - compassion, equal...

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challenging 81%
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informative 57%
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hopeful 2%
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