Beyond Good and Evil

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Published in 1886, Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future is a work by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) that challenges the foundations of Western moral philosophy. In 296 aphorisms divided into nine parts, Nietzsche attacks the dogmatism of philosophers from Plato onward, critiques the pretensions of religious morality, and calls for a new breed of thinkers willing to confront uncomfortable truths about human nature, power, and value. The book develops many of Nietzsche's most influential ideas, including the will to power, the critique of the soul, and the distinction between master and slave morality. Beyond Good and Evil is in the public domain.

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Supposing truth is a woman — what then? Are there not grounds for the suspicion that all philosophers, insofar as they were dogmatists, have been very inexpert about women?— Opening of Beyond Good and Evil

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