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On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo Paperback – December 17, 1989

by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), Walter Kaufmann (Editor)

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Masterful translations of the great philosopher’s major work on ethics, along with his own remarkable review of his life and works.

On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) shows Nietzsche using philsophy, psychology, and classical philology in an effort to give new direction to an ancient discipline.

The work consists of three essays. The first contrasts master morality and slave morality and indicates how the term "good" has widely different meanings in each. The second inquiry deals with guilt and the bad conscience; the third with ascetic ideals—not only in religion but also in the academy.

Ecce Homo, written in 1898 and first published posthumously in 1908, is Nietzsche's review of his life and works. It contains chapters on all the books he himself published. His interpretations are as fascinating as they are invaluable. Nothing Nietzsche wrote is more stunning stylistically or as a human document.

Walter Kaufmann's translations are faithful of the word and spirit of Nietzsche, and his running footnote commentaries on both books are more comprehensive than those in his other Nietzsche translations because these two works have been so widely misunderstood.

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The great philosopher's major work on ethics, along with ECCE HOMO, Nietzche's remarkable review of his life and works. Translated by Walter Kaufmann.

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FRIEDRICH NIETZCHE was a philosopher born in Prussia in 1844. After the death of his father, a Lutheran minister, Nietzsche was raised from the age of five by his mother in a household of women. In 1869 he was appointed Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Basel, where he taught until 1879 when poor health forced him to retire. He never recovered from a nervous breakdown in 1889 and died eleven years later. Known for saying that “god is dead,” Nietzsche propounded his metaphysical construct of the superiority of the disciplined individual (superman) living in the present over traditional values derived from Christianity and its emphasis on heavenly rewards. His ideas were appropriated by the Fascists, who turned his theories into social realities that he had never intended.

WALTER KAUFMANN was a philosopher and poet, as well as a renowned translator of Friedrich Nietzsche. His books include Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist, From Shakespeare to Existentialism, and Existentialism: From Dostoevsky to Sartre. Hewas a Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, where he taught after receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1947 until his death in 1980. He held visiting appointments at many American and foreign universities, including Columbia, Cornell, Heidelberg, Jerusalem, and the Australian National University; and his books have been translated into Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage; Reissue edition (December 17, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679724621
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679724629
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 5.43 x 0.3 inches

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Benjamin Williams

Great translation of a great book.

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2010

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The translation is very good in this book and it has enough remarks from the translator to not be overwhelming but still give you the information you need to understand some of the things Nietzsche references from his time. The paper and binding are a good quality. The way I read tends to wear down bindings, but this one had no trouble.

The content itself is great. Genealogy of Morals is extremely insightful into the human psyche and explains very well where a lot of our morality stems from. What's even more interesting, in my opinion, is that he talks at length about what the psychology of this morality causes in society.

Ecce Homo is great on another level. It's rare to see a great thinker make great note of his faults. He talks about his thought process for each book he wrote. While this may not seem greatly informative I think this books main purpose it to encourage people to not deify him the way we tend to do with long dead figures.

Nietzsche is a great writer, but if this is your first book of his I would strongly recommend reading it in entirety before agreeing or disagreeing with it. He likes to speak in extremes. I find this a great approach when it comes to understanding his entire book, but it's easy to get the wrong idea if you only read part of it. For instance, he's call the Jews some of the most harmful forces in human history and then many pages later (and with some of these things even books later) he will say that despite that their general mentality is essential to our survival and that any form of antisemitism is horrifically misguided. In general it's best not to quote Nietzsche, rather paraphrasing tends to be more accurate. He writes so that you have to actually read his work, not just read the wiki on him.

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Profundity of False Morals

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Fascinating translation of what Nietzsche really had to say of Christian morality as being against human nature in Genealogy of Morals. It is a continuation from Beyond Good and Evil, in it we found that morals and ideals were the results of group-think. Ecce Homo is the philosopher’s autobio of how he came to be and why he wrote these books. Recommended read for would-be thinkers. Yet, must be read carefully so as not to be misunderstood.

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The Genius of Nietzsche

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Ecce Homo: His wit and wisdom shines through in his hyperbole, irony and deel learning on many topics. Nietzsche on Nietzsche? A work to be treaured.

GOM: His analysis of the origins of comteporary morality is striking. His counter intuitive and historically grounded insights leave one shaken, yet hopeful that a better, life-affirming morality may still be posssible. His explanation of the phenomenon of "ressentiment" and the "Slave Revolt" in Christianity is perhaps more relevant than ever. A dense, conplext, systematic work of philosophy that avoids that cardinal sin which so many commit: lack of a proper historical sense.
In both boooks, the prose is second-to-none.

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Excellent Translation of a German Masterpiece

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016

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The translator has done an excellent job of translating what was originally a German text. I've heard that it is better if you read it as a sequel to Beyond Good and Evil, but I read this one first, and didn't feel like I was missing anything. I love much of what Nietzsche has to say. It certainly will give you much to think about.

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Well, it's Nietzsche.

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018

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I think Nietzsche's a bit of an egotistical dick, but the book was shipped to me in perfect condition and I needed it for a Philosophy class, which I ultimately failed. (Disappointed but not surprised.) Anyways, it's an interesting outlook on nihilism and figuring out what life is for.

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dan p.

what is being moral or not.

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014

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It was one of the best book that i have read so far in my life. learned about the enlightenment discourses, and how I should view the world have changed. what is being moral or not is created by some powerful people according to Nietzsche, he, therefore teaches us how we should "re-create" our self and give our-self meanings

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Colin

Kaufman does an amazing job translating and explaining Nietzche's work

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2016

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Kaufman does an amazing job translating and explaining Nietzche's work. Besides the translation, Nietzsche creates an astounding philosophical commentary on the development of "civilized morality." Even more groundbreaking is his analysis of the psychology of guilt and an idea on how it originated and developed.

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It's Nietzsche at his best. Great take of religion and the resentment mentality sadly still relevant today

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Dr. Lector Lugosi

Sheer classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2023

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A microcosm of the ideas from a great thinker. And abundance of wisdom and dexterity.

Gianni

Capolavoro della filosofia i tutti i tempi

Reviewed in Italy on April 27, 2017

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Nietzsche é un filosofo di cui tutti hanno sentito parlare. Nell'immaginario collettivo é un filosofo complicatissimo e che aveva idee un poco tendenti verso ideologie pericolose: prezza della razza, il mito del superuomo che prevale su titti gli altri, ecc. ecc. Tutte sciocchezze che servano solo dal fatto che non si sono letti gli scritti di Nietzsche. La Genealogia della Morale in particolare rappresenta non certo una "summa", ma un interessante compendio di alcune tra le idee più importanti del filosofo. Il suo pensiero é moderno, intenso e per molti versi attuale. Di cero non é l'ideologo del nazismo come molti credono.

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A reader 2011

日本語訳と並行して読むといいかな？

Reviewed in Japan on August 26, 2013

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人間社会では常にモラルは中心的問題でありますゆえ、これもまた必読の書。英訳はシンプルでわかり易いです。

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River Green

My new favourite book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2023

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I’m in the process of reading Ecce Homo for the fifth time and am still learning more

D. C. Raithby

Interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2017

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A good "taster" of the work of Nietzsche of whom I know little. Has prompted me to look deeper

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