Book · 2002 · Literary Criticism
Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil
Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
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I've written a book on him, but he wrote a book called Beyond Good and Evil which in my view is the most scathing critique of the West from top to bottom ever written.
What they say about it
- Impactful philosophy book“most impactful book of philosophy”3
- Lectured on the book“did the first half”2
The best things said about it
Beyond Good and Evil I think it sold 200 copies in his lifetime right yeah so it was a cataclysmic failure but it was maybe the most impactful book of philosophy in the last 150 years.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Dec 2024 Beyond Good and Evil, which is a stunning book.
Jordan Peterson Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 2024 I couldn't do that with a book like Beyond Good and Evil because every page ends up marked.
Jordan Peterson Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 2024 One on the Sermon on the Mount so that was really fun one on it'll be a two-part one but I did the first half of nich's be on Good and Evil.
Jordan Peterson The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2023 There's a huge difference between picking up Beyond Good and Evil and reading that cover to cover and being like wow there's this and that idea making connections.
Christina Pazsitzky The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2013 Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
Why people recommend it
Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche is a monumental work of philosophy that challenges traditional morality, religion, and Western metaphysics through a scathing critique of established cultural traditions. On Honestly with Bari Weiss, Shilo Brooks recommended the volume as arguably the most devastating critique of the West ever written, urging readers to confront its profound challenges to conventional thought. Jordan Peterson frequently references the text, noting on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast that although the book sold barely two hundred copies during the author's lifetime and was initially a commercial failure, it ultimately became one of the most impactful pieces of philosophical writing in the past century and a half. Peterson also told Lex Fridman that his lecture series covered the first half of the book, remarking that every single page ends up heavily marked due to its incredible density and intellectual depth. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Peterson mentioned the text when discussing lectures recorded for Peterson Academy, while Christina Pazsitzky contrasted the deep experience of reading the masterpiece cover to cover with merely skimming internet quotes. Together, these commentators emphasized the text's enduring ability to provoke deep intellectual discomfort and critical self-examination.
Every mention
Shilo Brooks I've written a book on him, but he wrote a book called Beyond Good and Evil which in my view is the most sc… 1
“I've written a book on him, but he wrote a book called Beyond Good and Evil which in my view is the most scathing critique of the West from top to bottom ever written.”
Jordan Peterson so for example n's book uh Beyond Good and Evil I think it sold 200 copies in his lifetime right yeah so it… 4
“so for example n's book uh Beyond Good and Evil I think it sold 200 copies in his lifetime right yeah so it was a cataclysmic failure but it was maybe the most impactful book of philosophy in the last 150 years”
“I did that lecture that you described, that lecture series is on the first half of "Beyond Good and Evil," which is a stunning book.”
“I couldn't do that with a book like "Beyond Good and Evil" because every page ends up marked.”
“one on the Sermon on the Mount so that was really fun one on it'll be a two-part one but I did the first half of nich's be on Good and Evil”
Christina Pazsitzky there's a huge difference between picking up Beyond Good and Evil and reading that [ __ ] cover to cover an… 1
“there's a huge difference between picking up Beyond Good and Evil and reading that [ __ ] cover to cover and being like wow there's this and that idea Making Connections”
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“I did a course on n on Beyond Good and Evil do you want to run that that's a fun preview”