Nietzsche's 'Beyond Good and Evil': A Reader's Guide

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Beyond Good and Evil contains Nietzsche's mature philosophy of the free spirit. Although it is one of his most widely read texts, it is a notoriously difficult piece of philosophical writing. The authors demonstrate in clear and precise terms why it is to be regarded as Nietzsche's philosophical masterpiece and the work of a revolutionary genius. This Reader's Guide is the ideal companion to study, offering guidance on: - Philosophical and historical context - Key themes - Reading the text - Further reading

Christa Davis Acampora is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA. She is the editor of The Journal of Nietzsche Studies and two volumes on Nietzsche. Keith Ansell Pearson holds a Personal Chair in Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK.

The genius of this book is that it manages to be philosophically deep and contextually rich even while fulfilling the most basic explanatory tasks - this is a splendid introduction -- Robert Guay, Department of Philosophy, Binghamton University, USA * Foucault Studies, issue 18 *