With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual impose their own 'will to power' upon the world. Nietzsche seeks to demonstrate that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'. The work dramatically rejects traditional Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Beyond Good and Evil confirmed Nietzsche’s position as the towering European philosopher of his age. Hollingdale with an introduction by Michael Tanner in Penguin Classics. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Michael Tanner.īeyond Good and Evil confirmed Nietzsche's position as the towering European philosopher of his age. Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. This Penguin Classic is performed by Leighton Pugh, known for his various roles at the National Theatre. 'One of the greatest books of a very great thinker' Michael Tanner
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