That which an age considers evil is usually an unseasonable echo of what was formerly considered good-- the atavism of an old ideal. From critiquing the Christian morality and the philosophers' ideas of truth to propounding Nietzsche's philosophical insights into human psychology, this book explores his conceptions about ' the free spirit, ' the virtues of the European culture, nationalism, and the moral concepts of good and evil. A collection of two hundred and ninety-six aphorisms, Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil has influenced various philosophers, thinkers, and writers. It continues to remain a quintessential masterpiece.

ニーチェ(1844‐1900)はキリスト教的道徳のもとに、また民主主義政治のもとに「畜群」として生きつづけようとする人々に鉄槌を下す。彼にとって人間を平等化、矮小化して「畜群人間」に堕せしめるのはこれら既成の秩序や道徳であり、本来の哲学の課題は、まさにこの秩序・道徳に対する反対運動の提起でなければならなかった。