Beyond Good And Evil (Fingerprint! Classics)

There’s a lot to this book, if you haven’t read anything by Dostoyevsky before this book could be a little challenging to get into, that being said it was a very good read and a real page turner. There’s some really good stuff in there that is broken down into plain English. Some of the shorter quotes I think were beautiful especially the ones about self reliance and motivations for someone to cling onto religion.

Great book! I was recommended this by my now boyfriend and it’s a 10/10 book if you really like to think. The book itself came in perfect condition no creases or damage.

I ordered 3 books by this author but chose one that read more easily and more clearly.

To put it frank, I enjoyed this book because of the meager advice it gave me. I learned that the foundations of being human is just a riddle that pertains to something bigger. I shall commit no evil and yet think the same when I find solace in doing the right thing. I enjoyed the freedom and ruminations it taught me. Like a bow I was taut and ready to fire. I find his work to be so expedient and thoughtful!

I bought it for my daughter birthday.

Interesting book. It's good to review on YouTube prior to purchasing the book.

This is the third book I've read of Nietzsche's. The first was a collection from various writings, and the second was "The Anti-Christ." Beyond Good and Evil was Nietzsche's attempt to summarize his entire philosophy into one book. I don't know if I'd ever call anything Nietzsche wrote a summary, but this book does lay out his principles in black-and-white, and it did help me put some of the pieces together. Below are a few of my takeaways. It's not a summary, because I don't even know if that's possible. So I just wanted to share a few things I've picked up on. On the will to power: If modern (nineteenth century) man is no longer going to believe in God, or at least if they're going to tone down His influence a bit, the next logical step for them was the concept of free will. In a post-enlightenment world, people were trying to understand if there really is a God pulling our strings like puppets. If they weren't going to believe that, the next logical step was free will. Nietzsche rejects free will and instead believes in the will to power. Essentially the will to power is his phrase that means people should aim to take power over themselves and create a "superman" or "overman" out of themselves. Nietzsche sees this as an alternative to the concept of free will. On religion - Another thing that I noticed about Nietzsche after reading a fair bit of his work is that, as critical as he is of Christianity, he seems to have a bit of an affinity for Buddhism, or at least the principles of Buddhism. Buddhism's primary concept is "life is suffering," right? Nietzsche writes extensively about suffering as well, arguing in part that the cause of all great human advancement is suffering. In the Anti-Christ, he often points out that Buddhism is better than Christianity. To be fair, there was a pretty short list of things that weren't better than Christianity, according to Nietzsche. I love the short epigrams and how Nietzsche is capable of concentrating so much meaning into such few words- "Blessed be the forgetful: for they forget their stupidities, too." "Whoever reaches his ideal transcends 'eo ipso.'" "'Where the tree of knowledge stands, there is always Paradise': thus speak the oldest and the youngest serpents." *eo ipso = thereby

The book came damaged from the outside otherwise the inside looks good

Extremely hard to understand. I am not very smart and have trouble reading. Extremely insightful thoughts. chatgpt has helped me decipher this page by page. Have decided to read a modern translation, there's a lot so choose wisely

Beyond Good and Evil" by Friedrich Nietzsche is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of morality, truth, and individuality. Nietzsche challenges traditional values and urges readers to question societal norms, embrace intellectual freedom, and create their own values. His poetic and bold writing style, combined with deep insights, makes this a timeless philosophical masterpiece that continues to inspire and provoke thought. A must-read for anyone seeking to break free from conventional thinking!

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Hi, this is more about this particular print of the book. The quality of paper, printing, fonts, and spacing is extremely poor. I highly do not recommend exactly this print. Choose some other publisher.

Do not read this author’s book. If you want to read philosophy books you should start to read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius , and Epictetus’s books.