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On the Genealogy of Morality by Nietzsche | Notes & Summary

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Similar to Rousseau in the second discourse he laments that we do not understand ourselves. It's the knowers especially (?) who do not understand. It's ironic that in the age where knowledge has never been more praised we are still unknown to ourselves. Nietzsche traces the time when he first had the ideas of the Geneaology -- topic is origins of morality. He has a will to truth that has made him refine these ideas, demanding something ever more precise. Fatalism: we become who we are with the necessity which a tree bears a fruit. Nietzsche first questioned morality at 13. He blamed Evil on God. His maturity now comes form the fact that he does not seek Evil behind this world but in this world, psychology specifically. He is interested in two questions: Under what conditions did man invent those value judgments good and evil. (origin) And what value do they themselves have. (foundation) Nietzsche explains what was the efficient cause for writing the Geneaology (note: for publishing and

Book Notes On the Genealogy of Morality by Nietzsche | Notes & Summary Johnathan Bi Jun 06, 2024 13 1 Share Preface 1 Similar to Rousseau in the second discourse he laments that we do not understand ourselves. It's the knowers especially (?) who do not understand. It's ironic that in the age where knowledge has never been more praised we are still unknown to ourselves. 2 Nietzsche traces the time when he first had the ideas of the Geneaology -- topic is origins of morality. He has a will to truth that has made him refine these ideas, demanding something ever more precise. Fatalism: we become w

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