Project Gutenberg 2016-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 8308 Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm 1844 1900 Levy, Oscar 1867 1946 Levy, O. (Oscar) Levy, Oscar Ludwig Kennedy, J. M. (John McFarland) Kennedy, John McFarland Samuel, Horace Barnett 1883 1950 Samuel, Horace B. (Horace Barnett) Zur Genealogie der Moral. English The Genealogy of Morals The Complete Works, Volume Thirteen, edited by Dr. Oscar Levy. Also contains: Peoples and Countries (fragment). Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Genealogy_of_Morality Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust.) "The Genealogy of Morals" by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a philosophical polemic written in the late 19th century. This work examines the origins and evolution of moral values, particularly the concepts of "good" and "evil," and presents a critique of traditional moral values shaped by ascetic ideals and resentment. Nietzsche seeks to uncover the historical contexts in which these moral prejudices developed, exploring their implications for human behavior and the concept of morality itself. The opening of "The Genealogy of Morals" introduces Nietzsche’s examination of self-knowledge and the historical roots of our moral judgments. He reflects on humanity's struggle to understand the origins of concepts like "Good" and "Evil," suggesting that philosophical inquiries into morality often fail due to a lack of historical and psychological insight. Nietzche conveys his intention to dissect moral values, contrasting aristocratic values, which he associates with nobility and strength, against the slave morality that arises from ressentiment, or resentment from the weak. This exploration leads to a deeper understanding of the motivations behind moral judgments and the complexities of human psyche shaped by culture and history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Ethics B Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 391027 2025-08-21T05:00:32.615314 text/html 373709 2024-10-23T00:43:30 text/html 251699 2025-08-21T05:00:37.595275 application/epub+zip 252629 2025-08-21T05:00:33.351297 application/epub+zip 202690 2025-08-21T05:00:32.978303 application/epub+zip 361264 2025-08-21T05:00:40.679260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323534 2025-08-21T05:00:36.926265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273964 2022-09-23T20:51:48.953080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358620 2025-08-21T05:00:32.175324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 338833 2024-10-23T00:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17924 2025-08-21T05:00:40.833235 application/rdf+xml 10155 2025-08-21T05:00:33.058293 image/jpeg 1889 2025-08-21T05:00:33.018285 image/jpeg 224920 2025-08-21T05:00:32.652317 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