Summary of Beyond Good & Evil

Beyond Good & Evil is a philosophical novella by Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1886. It takes the form of a fictional dialogue between a master and his disciple, and addresses wide-ranging topics such as morality, philosophy, and religion. At its core, the book asserts that the conventional Christian values of good and evil are artificial constructs that humanity imposes on the world to prioritizeto its own interests, and that truth and knowledge must be sought outside of these constructs. Nietzsche uses his own unique ideas of perspectivism, the Will to Power, and the Eternal Return to subvert the value of traditional morality and foster a new attitude of creative self-realization. Beyond Good & Evil serves as an early critique of organized religion and conforming to society's values, as well as a celebration of the creative individual who seeks their own path and questions traditional morality.