Beyond Good and Evil

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Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

EN·~6 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
1

Translated by Helen Zimmern

0:51
2

PREFACE

4:22
3

CHAPTER I. PREJUDICES OF PHILOSOPHERS

46:52
4

CHAPTER II. THE FREE SPIRIT

41:48
5

CHAPTER III. THE RELIGIOUS MOOD

34:54
6

CHAPTER IV. APOPHTHEGMS AND INTERLUDES

15:01
7

CHAPTER V. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MORALS

44:58
8

CHAPTER VI. WE SCHOLARS

40:04
9

CHAPTER VII. OUR VIRTUES

49:46
10

CHAPTER VIII. PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES

48:44

Description

A daring essay opens with a provocative image: if truth were a woman, would the solemn courtship of philosophers ever succeed? From that striking metaphor, the work launches into a spirited critique of the dogmatic traditions that have long claimed absolute foundations for morality and knowledge. It questions the inherited reverence for figures such as Plato and the lingering influence of religious metaphysics, suggesting that their grand claims may be little more than cultural caricatures.

The author invites listeners to adopt a “free‑spirit” stance, urging a fresh look at values through the lens of perspective rather than fixed absolutes. By exposing the hidden assumptions behind concepts like the “good in itself,” the text encourages an active, questioning engagement with the world. This first act sets the stage for a compelling exploration of how we might liberate thought from the constraints of past doctrines, opening the mind to new possibilities.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (380K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by John Mamoun, Charles Franks, David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Release date

2003-08-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

1844–1900

A fierce and original thinker, this German philosopher and writer challenged religion, morality, and culture in ways that still spark debate today. Best known for works like Thus Spoke Zarathustra, he wrote with unusual energy, wit, and intensity.

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