Beyond Good and Evil is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Friedrich Nietzsche. It questions traditional moral assumptions and the dogmas of earlier philosophers, exploring themes of truth, religion, will, and nobility. Listeners may value its probing, provocative style and its influence on modern thought.
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Opening of the book
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
By Friedrich Nietzsche
Translated by Helen Zimmern
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE ABOUT THIS E-TEXT EDITION:
The following is a reprint of the Helen Zimmern translation from German into English of "Beyond Good and Evil," as published in The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche
(1909-1913). Some adaptations from the original text were made to format it into an e-text. Italics in the original book are capitalized in this e-text, except for most foreign language phrases that were italicized. Original footnotes are put in brackets [ ] at the points where they are cited in the text. Some spellings were altered. "To-day" and "To-morrow" are spelled
"today" and "tomorrow." Some words containing the letters "ise" in the original text, such as "idealise," had these letters changed to "ize," such as "idealize." "Sceptic" was changed to "skeptic."
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