Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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Beyond Good and Evil
Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future

Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Narrator: Dan Malkovich

Unabridged: 8 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/19/2024

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche challenges the moral assumptions, religious beliefs, and philosophical traditions that have shaped Western thought for centuries. With sharp insight and uncompromising style, he questions accepted truths and urges readers to examine the hidden motivations behind morality, culture, and human behavior.Nietzsche explores themes of power, individuality, truth, and the nature of values, arguing that conventional moral systems often conceal deeper instincts and desires. Provocative, demanding, and endlessly influential, this work lays the foundation for modern existentialism and continues to shape philosophy, literature, and psychology.First published in 1886, Beyond Good and Evil remains one of the most important works of philosophical inquiry ever written. This audiobook edition invites thoughtful listeners to engage deeply with ideas that still challenge and inspire more than a century later.Ideal for students of philosophy, serious nonfiction listeners, and anyone interested in ethics, meaning, and the limits of moral certainty.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J.G. Keely on March 31, 2016

I can think of few instances where an author's reputation is more different from the reality of who he was, what he believed, and what he wrote--perhaps only Machiavelli has been as profoundly misunderstood by history. Today, Nietzsche tends to be thought of as a depressive nihilist, a man who belie......more

Goodreads review by Bniep on April 23, 2012

I recommend, but with a warning. The vast majority of people will not get much out of this book. Filtering through these reviews, I see a lot of people who are clearly not meant for Nietzsche's writing. They tend to fall under a couple of categories 1) Easily Offended: when Nietzsche says something t......more

Goodreads review by Keith on March 16, 2008

For those of you who are unfamiliar with him, Friedrich Nietzsche was an angry little man who protected himself from the Mean Old World by swaddling himself in an exaggerated ego (and an even more exaggerated moustache). Rather than suggest that you read any or all of his works, I've taken the libert......more

Goodreads review by Daly on April 17, 2024

Beyond Good and Evil is a thought-provoking philosophical masterpiece that challenges conventional notions of morality and ethics. This book is a must-read or must-listen (Audiobook - Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche) for anyone seeking to delve into the depths of human existence and cons......more

Goodreads review by Barry on April 22, 2015

Nietzsche, the original Meninist. #NotAllPhilosophers......more