Beyond Good and Evil is a philosophical text, and a unique one. It’s uniqueness can only be appreciated if you’ve read every philosophical text written prior to Beyond Good and Evil, as well as the rest of Nietzsche’s work. I can proudly claim that I…haven’t read any of that. At all. Like, ever…
Post by David J. Peterson Posted on
July 5, 2009 – 12:00 am
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Posted in B-, Reviews
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Also tagged Classic, Comic, Controversial, Experimental, Friedrich Nietzsche, German, Non-Fiction, Philosophical, Poetry, Pop, Translation, XIX
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