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New chronology and further reading
Translated by R. J. Hollingdale
Introduction by Michael Tanner.
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Beyond Good and Evil is one of the most scathing and powerful critiques of philosophy, religion, science, politics and ethics ever written. In it, Nietzsche presents a set of problems, criticismBook Description
New chronology and further reading
Translated by R. J. Hollingdale
Introduction by Michael Tanner.
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Beyond Good and Evil is one of the most scathing and powerful critiques of philosophy, religion, science, politics and ethics ever written. In it, Nietzsche presents a set of problems, criticisms and philosophical challenges that continue both to inspire and to trouble contemporary thought. In addition, he offers his most subtle, detailed and sophisticated account of the virtues, ideas, and practices which will characterize philosophy and philosophers of the future. With his relentlessly energetic style and tirelessly probing manner, Nietzsche embodies the type of thought he wants to foster, while defining its historical role and determining its agenda. This edition offers a new and readable translation, by Judith Norman, of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy, together with an introduction by Rolf-Peter Horstmann that sets it in its historical and philosophical context.
"What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.
Insanity in individuals is something rare--but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is the rule."
"With his denunciation of philosophers before him as lacking critical thought and mindlessly adhering to Christian tenets, Nietzsche took philosophy beyond religion, thus founding the Existentialist Movement. Questioning even the most basic of truths, Nietzsche writes that “from every point of view the erroneousness of the world in which we believe we live is the surest and firmest thing we can get our eyes on.” Staging a complete overhaul of the philosophical landscape is beyond ambitious an"
""Independência é algo para bem poucos: é prerrogativa dos fortes. E quem procura ser independente sem ter a obrigação disso, ainda que com todo o direito, demonstra que provavelmente é não apenas forte, mas temerário além de qualquer medida. Ele penetra num labirinto, multiplica mil vezes os perigos que o viver já traz consigo; dos quais um dos maiores é que ninguém pode ver como e onde se extravia, se isola e é despedaçado por algum Minotauro da consciência."
"(...) e, se as dor"