Beyond Good and Evil

by

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Beyond Good and Evil Symbols

The Depths

Nietzsche believes that human ideas and behavior are motivated not just by our conscious beliefs but also by inner, often unconscious psychological drives and inherited or imparted characteristics, which he illustrates by invoking the symbol…

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A Great Height

Closely connected to the symbol of the depths is Nietzsche’s chosen expression of the “noble” behavior that must characterize the philosophy of the future: looking down at the world as if from a great height…

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