Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale, Michael Tanner
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale, Michael Tanner holds a highly rated rating of 4.01 out of 5, based on 37.2K reader ratings. First published in 1886. The book spans 240 pages.
About Beyond Good and Evil
Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with an introduction by Michael Tanner in Penguin Classics.Beyond Good and Evil confirmed Nietzsche's position as the towering European philosopher of his age. The work dramatically rejects the tradition of Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'. With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual imposes their own 'will to power' upon the world.This edition includes a commentary on the text by the translator and Michael Tanner's introduction, which explains some of the more abstract passages in Beyond Good and Evil.Frederich Nietzsche (1844-1900) became the chair of classical philology at Basel University at the age of 24 until his bad health forced him to retire in 1879. He divorced himself from society until his final collapse in 1899 when he became insane. A powerfully original thinker, Nietzsche's influence on subsequent writers, such as George Bernard Shaw, D.H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann and Jean-Paul Sartre, was considerable.If you enjoyed Beyond Good and Evil you might like Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, also available in Penguin Classics."One of the greatest books of a very great thinker." —Michael Tanner
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale, Michael Tanner |
| Published | 1886 |
| Pages | 240 |
| Genres | Philosophy, Non-Fiction, Classics, Religion & Spirituality, Psychology |
| Average Rating | 4.01 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 37,181 |
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What genre is Beyond Good and Evil?
Beyond Good and Evil is categorized as Philosophy, Non-Fiction, Classics, Religion & Spirituality. Its primary genre classification is Classics.
Is Beyond Good and Evil worth reading?
Based on 37.2K reader ratings, Beyond Good and Evil has an average score of 4.01 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is Beyond Good and Evil?
Beyond Good and Evil has 240 pages.
Who wrote Beyond Good and Evil?
Beyond Good and Evil was written by Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale, Michael Tanner. It was first published in 1886.
What is the ISBN for Beyond Good and Evil?
The ISBN-13 for Beyond Good and Evil is 9780140449240.0.
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