Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 18149 Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm 1844 1900 Zimmern, Helen 1846 1934 Beyond Good and Evil Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil Produced by John Mamoun, Charles Franks, David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Beyond Good and Evil" by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a philosophical treatise written during the late 19th century. In this work, Nietzsche critiques traditional moral values and explores the complexities of truth, morality, and the nature of human consciousness, arguing against the dogmatic philosophers of the past. He introduces concepts that challenge the conventional dichotomy of good and evil, seeking to understand the underlying drives that shape human behavior and belief systems. The beginning of the book presents Nietzsche's provocative thoughts on the "Will to Truth" and its implications for philosophy. He raises skeptical questions about the very nature of truth and knowledge, suggesting that what is often regarded as "truth" may actually be a product of deeper instincts and motivations. Nietzsche critiques the philosophers for their blind adherence to dogmatic principles, encouraging a more nuanced and existential understanding of morality, one that acknowledges the intricate web of desires and power dynamics at play. Through his contemplative and often confrontational prose, he sets the stage for a re-evaluation of how we perceive virtue, knowledge, and the essence of existence itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Ethics Philosophy, German B Text Philosophy Atheism Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 455733 2025-06-02T11:45:33.313231 text/html 451611 2019-01-09T07:49:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 167301 2019-01-09T07:49:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 241815 2025-06-02T11:45:40.046706 application/epub+zip 246483 2025-06-02T11:45:35.313681 application/epub+zip 246483 2025-06-02T11:45:34.066707 application/epub+zip 397408 2025-06-02T11:45:43.927652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375786 2025-06-02T11:45:39.286702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353145 2022-09-02T14:19:17.642822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409018 2025-06-02T11:45:32.894220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408806 2019-01-09T07:48:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162181 2019-01-09T07:49:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19791 2025-06-02T11:45:44.087648 application/rdf+xml 10162 2025-06-02T11:45:34.625721 image/jpeg 2616 2025-06-02T11:45:34.344696 image/jpeg 236030 2025-06-02T11:45:33.352227 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia