Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche · 19th Century · Philosophy, prose poem
19th Century · Philosophy
Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche. A series of sharp arguments attacks conventional morality and philosophical dogmatism while exploring perspective and power.
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- Date
- 1886
- Origin
- Germany
- Era
- 19th Century
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A series of sharp arguments attacks conventional morality and philosophical dogmatism while exploring perspective and power.
This work is included on the basis of broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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