On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo Reissue Edition

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

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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. On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) shows him 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 masterful 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 tow 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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The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was 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. He was 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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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Vintage; Reissue edition (December 17, 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0679724621
ISBN-13: 978-0679724629
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The Genius of Nietzsche

March 7, 2017

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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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Extremely poor electronic translation distracts from the actual text

November 30, 2014

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The "Genealogy of Morals" itself is what it is. There are many others who have done a more critical review of it than I can provide. However, what I am dissatisfied with is the quality of the Kindle edition of this book. It's terrible! It looks like the publisher scanned a printed version of the book, ran it through an OCR, and published it straight to the electronic version without passing it through any kind of editing process. There are so many examples of incorrect character recognition of the printed type that it distracts from the book content. For example: "What is present-day Nihilism if it is n.)t that?" (Kindle Locations 548-549). What is a n.)t? Nietzsche already has a unique style of writing, so it's hard to distinguish between what he meant to say and what is printed in this electronic version. Another example: "...the odour of the entrails of a misbegotten soul! - ? That excepted..." (Kindle Locations 537-538). Did he actually write ! - ?, or is that another misprint. Do I look for meaning in this (as small things like this in philosophy can actually have meaning), or can I ignore it as an artifact of sloppy electronic translation? It can be very frustrating at times.

Update (I'll post these mistakes as I come across them):
commas!: "...we have "utility," "forgetting." "habit." and finally "error," the whole..." (Kindle Location 284)
wrong parentheses: "...got to lick {not out of fear, not at all out of fear! But because God ordains that one should honour all authority)..."(Kindle Locations 596-597)
random f--f the triumph?: "...what they demand they call not revenge but f the triumph of righteousness..." (Kindle Locations 604-605)

On second thought, I'm not getting paid to edit this book. You get the idea--there are many, many mistakes in this electronic version, so be prepared.

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A book I can no longer live without...

January 24, 2017

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Cream of the crop.
Kaufman and Hollingdale deserve a medal for the work they've done here. A true gem of a book!
Soooo happy it's still in print!

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Too Insightful to Ignore!

October 18, 2018

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Nietzsche is Nietzsche. Stunning insights mixed with nonsense all make for a subversive but fascinating text. Too insightful to ignore!

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Best of Nietzsche

March 29, 2015

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Best of Nietzsche, with the best translation. Many people misunderstand Nietzsche because they don't have a wholistic view of his philosophy. This book rectifies that. Many think Nietzsche is a nihilist. Not at all. A very good and comprehensive read, and edition.

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Diogenes of Sinope

Great book, mediocre translation

June 27, 2015

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Great book, mediocre translation. It is rife with various spelling and grammatical errors. While this did not so much deter me, it is obnoxious when you shell out cash for a professional product.

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Ernest Williams

Quality Paperback & Interesting Book on the Nature of Ethics & Morality

February 25, 2017

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Quality paperback (I am not a fan of paperbacks, and prefer hardbacks) and good translation. If you want to read an interesting work on ethics and morality, read this book.

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Andrew Linhardt

Shipped fast and good book

September 16, 2018

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Book came swiftly without any issues. :)

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