the Genealogy of Morals

The Genealogy of Morals critiques modern morality by tracing its origins, arguing "good" and "evil" stem from a "slave revolt" against "master morality" where the oppressed inverted noble values, making the strong "evil" and the weak "good" out of resentment, leading to concepts like guilt and bad conscience. The work, in three essays, examines the origins of good/evil, guilt/bad conscience, and ascetic ideals, revealing morality's roots in power struggles, not divine will, and challenging the value of truth itself, suggesting humanity's drive to will something, even nothingness, defines them.