On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo Paperback – December 17, 1989

The translation is very good in this book and it has enough remarks from the translator to not be overwhelming but still give you the information you need to understand some of the things Nietzsche references from his time. The paper and binding are a good quality. The way I read tends to wear down bindings, but this one had no trouble.The content itself is great. Genealogy of Morals is extremely insightful into the human psyche and explains very well where a lot of our morality stems from. What's even more interesting, in my opinion, is that he talks at length about what the psychology of this morality causes in society.Ecce Homo is great on another level. It's rare to see a great thinker make great note of his faults. He talks about his thought process for each book he wrote. While this may not seem greatly informative I think this books main purpose it to encourage people to not deify him the way we tend to do with long dead figures.Nietzsche is a great writer, but if this is your first book of his I would strongly recommend reading it in entirety before agreeing or disagreeing with it. He likes to speak in extremes. I find this a great approach when it comes to understanding his entire book, but it's easy to get the wrong idea if you only read part of it. For instance, he's call the Jews some of the most harmful forces in human history and then many pages later (and with some of these things even books later) he will say that despite that their general mentality is essential to our survival and that any form of antisemitism is horrifically misguided. In general it's best not to quote Nietzsche, rather paraphrasing tends to be more accurate. He writes so that you have to actually read his work, not just read the wiki on him.

so far what i've read has opened my eyes- im not a reader as much as id like to be so i have to re read a lot of things to fully understand and sometimes ask my boyfriend for an easier explanation but the translation is well done in my opinion.

Ecce Homo: His wit and wisdom shines through in his hyperbole, irony and deel learning on many topics. Nietzsche on Nietzsche? A work to be treaured.GOM: His analysis of the origins of comteporary morality is striking. His counter intuitive and historically grounded insights leave one shaken, yet hopeful that a better, life-affirming morality may still be posssible. His explanation of the phenomenon of "ressentiment" and the "Slave Revolt" in Christianity is perhaps more relevant than ever. A dense, conplext, systematic work of philosophy that avoids that cardinal sin which so many commit: lack of a proper historical sense.In both boooks, the prose is second-to-none.

The translator has done an excellent job of translating what was originally a German text. I've heard that it is better if you read it as a sequel to Beyond Good and Evil, but I read this one first, and didn't feel like I was missing anything. I love much of what Nietzsche has to say. It certainly will give you much to think about.

Fascinating translation of what Nietzsche really had to say of Christian morality as being against human nature in Genealogy of Morals. It is a continuation from Beyond Good and Evil, in it we found that morals and ideals were the results of group-think. Ecce Homo is the philosopher’s autobio of how he came to be and why he wrote these books. Recommended read for would-be thinkers. Yet, must be read carefully so as not to be misunderstood.

I think Nietzsche's a bit of an egotistical dick, but the book was shipped to me in perfect condition and I needed it for a Philosophy class, which I ultimately failed. (Disappointed but not surprised.) Anyways, it's an interesting outlook on nihilism and figuring out what life is for.

It was one of the best book that i have read so far in my life. learned about the enlightenment discourses, and how I should view the world have changed. what is being moral or not is created by some powerful people according to Nietzsche, he, therefore teaches us how we should "re-create" our self and give our-self meanings

Kaufman does an amazing job translating and explaining Nietzche's work. Besides the translation, Nietzsche creates an astounding philosophical commentary on the development of "civilized morality." Even more groundbreaking is his analysis of the psychology of guilt and an idea on how it originated and developed.