by Friedrich Nietzsche
Recommended by Geoffrey Miller
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Philosophy, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
The companion book to Beyond Good and Evil, the three essays included here offer vital insights into Nietzsche's theories of morality and human psychology.Nietzsche claimed that the purpose of The Genealogy of Morals was to call attention to his previous writings. But in fact the book does much more than that, elucidating and expanding on the crypt...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Philosophy, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
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Geoffrey Miller
“Will to Power (basically unpublished scraps) contained the most profound insights about the biological origins of human nature. But Genealogy of Morals was the most polished and persuasive actual book.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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