Nietzsche: On the Genealogy of Morality and Other Writings

The third edition of Nietzsche's polemical work, On the Genealogy of Morality (1887), thoroughly revised and updated throughout.

Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), Keith Ansell-Pearson (Edited by), Carol Diethe (Translated by)

9781316602591, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 January 2017

244 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1 cm, 0.35 kg

Review of previous edition: 'The clarity of the … translation and the supporting apparatus (chronology, further reading, biographical synopses, and index) make this an excellent edition for student use, as indeed it is intended. … what makes [it] particularly useful is the inclusion of material from other works by Nietzsche to which the Genealogy refers, such as Human, All Too Human, Daybreak, Beyond Good and Evil, and The Gay Science, as well as … the early texts, 'The Greek State' and 'Homer's Contest'.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most influential thinkers of the past 150 years and On the Genealogy of Morality (1887) is his most important work on ethics and politics. A polemical contribution to moral and political theory, it offers a critique of moral values and traces the historical evolution of concepts such as guilt, conscience, responsibility, law and justice. First published in 1994, and revised in 2006, the third edition of this best-selling, concise introduction and translation has been revised and updated throughout, to take account of recent scholarship. Featuring an expanded introduction, an updated bibliography and a guide to further reading, the third edition also includes timelines and biographical synopses. The Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought edition of Nietzsche's major work is an essential resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses on Nietzsche, the history of philosophy, continental philosophy, history of political thought and ethics.

Acknowledgements and a note on the text
A note on the revised edition
Editor's introduction: on Nietzsche's critique of morality
Chronology
Guide to further reading
Biographical synopses
On the Genealogy of Morality
Supplementary material to On the Genealogy of Morality
'The Greek State'
'Homer's Contest'
Index of names
Index of subjects.

Subject Areas: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law [LAB], Social & political philosophy [HPS], Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ], Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900 [HPCD], History of Western philosophy [HPC], Philosophy [HP]