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In Our Time · October 11, 2007 · 45m

Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil

Melvyn Bragg

Nietzsche's most provocative work. The panel examines his critique of morality, the will to power, master and slave moralities, and the call for a 'revaluation of all values' — asking whether Nietzsche was a dangerous nihilist or a profound psychologist.

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Canon

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True self vs. false self — Nietzsche argued most people live through inherited values rather than their own
Nietzsche's critique: most people adopt their moral values from society (herd morality) rather than creating their own. They live as false selves — performing values they've inherited rather than values they've chosen.
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Highlights

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Nietzsche was less a philosopher than a psychologist of morality
The panel argues that Nietzsche's real contribution is not a moral philosophy but a psychology of morality — exposing the hidden motivations (resentment, weakness, fear) that underlie moral claims.
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