On the Genealogy of Morality
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On the Genealogy of Morality is a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche that critically examines the historical origins and value of moral concepts such as guilt, bad conscience, and ressentiment.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → philosophical work → |
| author |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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| centralConcept |
ascetic priest
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ressentiment → slave revolt in morality → will to power → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| criticizes |
Christian morality
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traditional moral values → |
| examines |
historical origins of moral concepts
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value of moral concepts → |
| firstEssayTitle |
‘Good and Evil’, ‘Good and Bad’
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| genre |
ethics
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moral philosophy → philosophy of religion → |
| influenced |
20th-century moral philosophy
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Gilles Deleuze → Michel Foucault → critical theory → post-structuralism → |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche’s earlier work ‘Beyond Good and Evil’
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| language |
German
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| mainTopic |
ascetic ideals
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bad conscience → genealogy of morals → guilt → master morality → morality → ressentiment → slave morality → |
| method |
genealogical critique
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| numberOfEssays |
3
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| originalTitle |
Zur Genealogie der Moral
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| philosophicalMovement |
existentialism (precursor)
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nihilism (analysis) → |
| philosophicalTheme |
ascetic ideal and nihilism
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critique of ressentiment → internalization of instincts → origin of guilt → |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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| publicationYear |
1887
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| questions |
objectivity of moral values
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universality of morality → |
| relatedWork |
Beyond Good and Evil
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra → |
| secondEssayTitle |
‘Guilt’, ‘Bad Conscience’ and Related Matters
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| structure |
three essays
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| thirdEssayTitle |
What is the Meaning of Ascetic Ideals?
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Referenced by (7)
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will to power
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Ecce Homo
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discussesWork |
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Beyond Good and Evil
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On the Genealogy of Morality
("genealogy of morals")
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mainTopic |
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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notableWork |
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On the Genealogy of Morality
("Zur Genealogie der Moral")
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originalTitle |
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The Gay Science
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relatedWork |