Scan barcode
A review by uderecife
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
2.0
The more one reads Nietzsche, the more one realizes that you can take out of it almost anything. And that is also the case with this book.
Of course, those who dedicate their lives or careers to study this critic (is there anything other than critiques in Nietzsche’s work?) will present a very voluminous defense about the direction one finds in this and other texts. As for my reading, I find the opposite. Not only the text follows whatever whims Nietzsche was under at the moment of writing, his pretentious outlook sometimes gets one too tired; the same with this arrogance or his know it all attitude.
Nevertheless, this, as other of his works, is a book that is worth its reading. Some of the insights contained here and there on this book (and elsewhere) make you understand why Nietzsche is such a powerful figure in philosophy and as a social critic. In case of doubt, give it a try.
Of course, those who dedicate their lives or careers to study this critic (is there anything other than critiques in Nietzsche’s work?) will present a very voluminous defense about the direction one finds in this and other texts. As for my reading, I find the opposite. Not only the text follows whatever whims Nietzsche was under at the moment of writing, his pretentious outlook sometimes gets one too tired; the same with this arrogance or his know it all attitude.
Nevertheless, this, as other of his works, is a book that is worth its reading. Some of the insights contained here and there on this book (and elsewhere) make you understand why Nietzsche is such a powerful figure in philosophy and as a social critic. In case of doubt, give it a try.