NIETZSCHE Explained: The Genealogy of Morals (ALL PARTS)

Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 7:54 First Essay 18:27 Second Essay 32:03 Third Essay On the Genealogy of Morals is considered by many to be Nietzsche’s masterpiece. It certainly is one of the more accessible works, as it (largely) lacks the poetry and allegory of Thus Spoke Zarathustra and is not as aphoristic as Beyond Good and Evil. On the Genealogy of Morals consists of three essays which will be tackled each in their own, separate video. The introductory part of the video aims to provide a solid understanding by first asking the question: “What exactly is Nietzsche’s genealogical method?“ and situating the relevance of the Genealogy in the bigger Nietzschean corpus (namely: the transvaluation of all values and setting humanity up for a philosophy and morality of the future.) The second part tackles the first essay of Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals. Much of it will sound familiar to those who have read Beyond Good and Evil or Daybreak. Nietzsche makes a