On the Genealogy of Morals
A Polemical Tract
by
Friedrich Nietzsche
Leipzig 1887


[This document, which has been translated by Ian Johnston of Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, is in the public domain and may be used by anyone, in whole or in part, without permission and without charge, provided the source is acknowledged. Editorial comments and translations in square brackets and italics are by Ian Johnston; comments in normal brackets are from Nietzsche's text.  Note that in the translation Nietzsche's longer paragraphs have been broken up into shorter units.

For comments, questions, corrections, please contact Ian Johnston. This text was last revised on December 21, 2001]

[For the German text, use the following link Zur Genealogie der Moral]


On the Genealogy of Morals

Table of Contents

Prologue

First Essay
Good and Evil, Good and Bad

Second Essay
Guilt, Bad Conscience, and Related Matters

Third Essay
What is the Meaning of Ascetic Ideals?


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