The Genealogy of Morals (1887) is Friedrich Nietzsche’s polemical inquiry into the historical and psychological origins of moral concepts. In three connected essays he traces the emergence of “good and evil” from the resentment of the powerless, analyses guilt and bad conscience, and examines the meaning of ascetic ideals — challenging readers to question the value of morality itself.
This free EPUB edition, from the Oscar Levy edition of Nietzsche’s complete works, has been carefully cleaned and formatted for modern e-readers. Among Nietzsche’s most systematic books, it remains essential for understanding his critique of conventional ethics and its influence on later thought.