The Genealogy of Morals
Three essays analyzing the origins, meaning, and value of the concepts of good, evil, and bad; of guilt, punishment, and bad conscience; and of ascetic ideals, including those of truth and truthfulness.
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1887
Latest release
Oct 8, 2026
Pages
195
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents
- Editor’s Note
- Preface
- Preface
- Preface
- 3
- 4. First Essay
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra
- First Essay
- First Essay: "Good and Evil," "Good and Bad
- 2
- 3
- 4. The Good and the Noble
- 5. Good and Evil, Good and Bad
- 6
- 7. The Priestly Mode of Valuation
- 8
- 9
- 10. The Revolt of the Slaves in Morals
- 11. The Good and the Bad
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- Second Essay
- First Essay
- 2. The History of the Origin of Responsibility
- 3
- 4. Second Essay
- 5. The Genealogy of Morals
- 6. Guilt, Bad Conscience, and the Like
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10. Justice and the Community
- 11. The Origin of Justice
- 12
- 13. The Meaning of Punishment
- 14. Punishment and the Consciousness of Guilt
- 15. Spinoza
- 16. The Origin of the Bad Conscience
- 17
- 18. The Instinct of Freedom
- 19. The Bad Conscience
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- 21
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- Third Essay
- Third Essay: What is the Meaning of Ascetic Ideals?
- 2
- 3. Parsifal
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