Beyond Good and Evil (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Friedrich Nietzsche, Helen Zimmern - translator

Narrated by: Christine Williams

A caustic criticism of nearly every philosophic predecessor and a challenge of traditionally held views on right and wrong, Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil paved the way for modern philosophical thought. Through nearly three hundred transformative aphorisms, Nietzsche presents a worldview in which neither truth nor morality are absolutes, and where good and evil are not opposites but counterparts that stem from the same desires.

Beyond Good and Evil was a foundational text for early twentieth-century thinkers, including philosophers, psychologists, novelists, and playwrights. Today’s readers will delight in Nietzsche’s pithy wit and irony while gaining a deeper understanding of his core ideology.

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Revised edition: Previously published as Beyond Good and Evil, this edition of Beyond Good and Evil (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved

Mind opening

A deep look at one self, and people. With an extreme at others. very interesting, but I have to look up lots of words to understand most of it.

Brilliant material but unlistenable

The production team had to be trolling. As others point out, the performance itself is mismatched. The reader’s high-pitched, whispery voice would fit children’s stories. Hearing her read about Will to Power is unintentionally hilarious.

The problem isn’t just the reader, but the awful choice of translation which includes frequent Latin and French. If you want to follow this, you must search online for a full translation.

How does did this pass an “Amazon Classics” production team? Did nobody say, “Hey guys, we’re tasked with an English product, but the text isn’t fully translated?”

Amazon should re-record or delete this, because it lowers the perception of Amazon audio products and lends credence to complaints that the Plus catalog is treated as a “junk drawer.”

Translation ish

While the translation from the original German to English is quite listenable, the lack of translation or at least approximation from the random French and/or Latin phrases and idioms is a bit frustrating.

narration

narrator wasn't the right fit for this book. I didn't like the way she was narrating

Not an easy read but makes interesting points

Might plan on listening twice, It's easy to miss a lot in this style of writing