Enlightenment won't be forthcoming by the effort. Beyond Good and Evil is one of the most scathing and powerful critiques of philosophy, religion, science, politics and ethics ever written. The youngest man ever to hold the Chair of Classical Philosophy at the University of Basel, his work has.

If this was mandatory reading in the German Gymnasium, it was a primer to rid Europe of the Jews. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was one of the most influential German philosophers. No wonder Hitler came around a mere 40-years later. The book is a collection of aphorisms and essays, and it reflects Nietzsches critical approach towards traditional morality, religion, and philosophy. Added to that bit of reading turmoil is his blatant Antisemitism. 'Beyond Good and Evil' is a philosophical book written by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1886. I get that this was late 19th Century Victorian Europe, but holy smokes does he go rough-shod on the XX-set. Nietzsche suffered severe mental disorder in January 1889. Though Nietzsche’s works did not sell much when they were published, Beyond Good and Evil is considered one of the greatest books. Beyond Good and Evil was first published in 1886. Talk about misogyny-pretty much summed up just ahead of the beginning of chapter 8 when he writes that the only reason for a woman's existence is for making babies (a paraphrase, but a slight one at that). His first work, The Birth of Tragedy, was published in 1872. Nietzsche make The Donald look like the ultimate supporter of women in comparison (that's sarcasm, in case anyone was wondering). I'm no 'book banner' for sure, but one has to wonder in this 'modern era' as to why we haven't heard a hue-and-cry about this still being used (one assumes) in college-level philosophy programs. I finally got around to it-and was I disappointed. This book has sat on my shelf since my college days (when I was supposed to actually have read it for my undergrad philosophy class). Beyond Good and Evil Original title: Al di là del bene e del male 1977 2h 7m IMDb RATING 6. YUCK.ANOTHER YEAR ON 'UNELIGHTENED' STATUS

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