Beyond Good and Evil
"Madness is something rare in individuals --- but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule."
--- Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Jenseits von Gut und B se) is a major 19th century philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche. First published in 1886 at Nietzsche's own expense, the book was not initially considered important. In it, Nietzsche denounced what he considered to be the moral vacuity of 19th century thinkers. He attacked philosophers for what he considered to be their lack of critical sense and their blind acceptance of Christian premises in their considerations of morality and values. Beyond Good and Evil is a comprehensive overview of Nietzsche's mature philosophy, written partly with the motive of giving further explanation to ideas presented in his previous work, Also Sprach Zarathustra (or Thus Spoke Zarathustra).
