I would recommend the audio version. These frequent breaks are maintained throughout the book, each essay being divided into chunks too short for subchapters, but too long for aphorisms. I found that they all led back to the same conceptual transformation–that everywhere “noble,” “aristocratic” in the social sense, is the basic concept from which “good” in the sense of “with aristocratic soul,” “noble,” “with a soul of high order,” “with a privileged soul” necessarily developed: a development which always runs parallel with that other in which “common,” “plebian,” “low,” are finally transformed into the concept “bad.” The most convincing example of the latter is the German word schlecht [bad] itself: which is identical with schlicht [plain, simple]–compare schlechtweg [plainly], schlechterdings [simply]–and originally designated the plain, the common man, as yet with no inculpatory implication and simply in contradistinction to the nobility. In correspondence with her as well as in his published writings, Nietzsche never misses an opportunity to slander the anti-Semitism which was growing in Germany at the time. I'd say yes, if not more so. Within its 3 short essays, and with a mixture of devilish delight and horror, he embarks upon a full excavation of the Western moral system. On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about the history of ethics and about interpretation. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Almost all of his major ideas lurk within this book. Nietzsche called Zur Genealogie der Moral, I assumed the translation would be On the Genealogy of Morality, since for me,die Moralmeant ethics as a formal doctrine, in other words, morality in a grand and abstract sense which naturally comprised morals. Yet, everything he says about a slave revolt in morality ought not to be about Germans versus Jews, but about Romans versus Jews. Nietzsche is and ought to be considered both icon and iconoclast in philosophy. That Nietzsche places the slave revolt in morality so late shows who he considers his audience to be. I had only read parts of Thus Spoke Zarathustra before this, and I loved that, but I didn't understand it properly. When I was an undergraduate, I tried some Nietzsche. Now more than ever, we need thine brilliance. He is too much work. . I would recommend to anyone wanted to make a start with Nietzsche, and it's really short too. I don't speak German so I couldn't tell you if the translation is or isn't spot on. I really like the translation for this book. "We are unknown to ourselves" (3) writes Friedrich Nietzsche, beginning his work On the Genealogy of Morality with a sweeping statement not just about the human condition, but about the state of Europe at the end of the 19th century. this hidden core needs to erupt from time to time, the animal has to get out again and go back to the wilderness . I found this the most accessible of Nietzsche's books because it comes closest - especially in the second essay - to a straight exposition of his theories. It is naive in the sense that the original expression of “good” is unaware of the possibility of there being other forms or interpretations of the term. Translated by Horace B. Samuel; at the Internet Archive My “critique” here instead accepts Nietzsche’s argument more or less wholesale and looks for inconsistency in details. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s book, “On the Genealogy of Morals,” consists of three interrelated essays discussing his understanding of the origins of human morality and offering a critique of their development. Powerfully alive writing, profound analysis and original thought, and incalculable influence is brought down to sophistry by its own conclusions. I don’t remember how I chose those books, but I can report now with no embarassment that my reading was superficial and that I did not genuinely understand much, if any, of it. We have on the one hand the original meaning of “good,” an interpretation which I have described as bro-ish, that originated in the ruling class, and these rulers contrasted themselves with the “common” and “bad.” The original rulers were, in fact, rather simple. It's just such a shame that I have to struggle through so much blah to get to them. I take it they were both master stylists. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. “We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge - and with good reason. The work is made up of three essays, and this essay will involve an exposition and critique of the first essay. He uses words in idiosyncratic ways that are confusing and force mu. “On the Genealogy of Morals” is considered to be his greatest ethical work. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. .(i.10). From a history of ideas point of view, his take-up of ideas about degeneration and frequent health and illness related metaphors are particularly useful. With his genealogical approach, Nietzsche traces back the origin of concepts like "good", "bad", "evil", "guilt", and "conscience" to show how their original meanings have shifted after the advent of the slave morality. He followed up this interesting work with an equally interesting publication: Zur Genealogie der Moral, On the Genealogy of Morals. We have never sought ourselves - how could it happen that we should ever find ourselves? When I was an undergraduate, I tried some Nietzsche. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life's expansive energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. Primarily deploying etymology and physiology as his methodological devices, he creates a diachronic analysis of some of our most dear, instinctive, and, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. I feel like I've been reading this book all my life, but I've never done it carefully and cover to cover before. Kaufmann has shown that Nietzsche’s “blond beast” is just a creative way of saying “lion.” Yet, Nietzsche, aware of these opinions and the desires of others to misconstrue, takes pains to separate himself from a racist interpretation. It is at once charming and alarming to the modern reader to realize that Nietzsche is talking, not about world history here, but about German history. It has rightly been said: "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"; our treasure is where the beehives of our knowledge are.”, “Human history would be nothing but a record of stupidity save for the cunning contributions of the weak”. Unlike many others, Nietzsche takes a historical approach to the development of morality and gets into the etymology of the ancient languages.
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