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On the Genealogy of Morality: A Polemic

On the Genealogy of Morality: A Polemic

by Friedrich Nietzsche, Maudemarie Clark, Alan J. Swensen
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This is one of the most accessible of Nietzsche's works. It was published in 1887, a year after Beyond Good and Evil, and he intended it to be a continuation of the investigation into the theme of morality. In the first work, Nietzsche attacked the notion of morality as nothing more than institutionalised weakness, and he criticised past philosophers for their unquestioning acceptance of moral precepts. In On the Genealogy of Morals, subtitled 'A Polemic', Nietzsche furthers his pursuit of a clarity that is less tainted by imposed prejudices. He looks at the way attitudes towards 'morality' evolved and the way congenital ideas of morality were heavily coloured by the Judaic and Christian traditions.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780872202832
ISBN10 0872202836
Series/Work OL98169W View on OpenLibrary
Pages 177
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

170 193 Asceticism Ascétisme B3313 .f79 1994 B3313.z73 e5 1998 B3313.z7 e65 1989 Ethics Ethics & Moral Philosophy Ethics & moral philosophy - theoretical Ethics (philosophy) Ethiek Etica Etik Good and evil Literary collections Morale Morals Mortality Nietzsche, friedrich wilhelm , 1844-1900

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