on the genealogy of morals

Zur Genealogie der Moral, or On the Genealogy of Morals/Morality, is a polemic written by the 19th century German philosopher and philologist Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche in 1887. According to Nietzsche, the book was "meant to supplement and clarify" his previous work, "Beyond Good and Evil". It is primarily concerned with exploring the origins of morality, specifically, Christian morality. The book is written in three essays and a preface in the following order:

Preface

Begins with the famous line, "We are unknown to ourselves, we knowers..."

The First Essay: "'Good and Evil', 'Good and Bad'" - "'Gut und Bse', 'Gut und Schlecht'"

The first essay elaborates his ideas of noble (master) morality, and the slave morality. It focuses on the origins of these differing systems of morals and juxtaposes them.

The Second Essay: "'Guilt', 'Bad Conscience', and Related Matters" - "'Schuld', 'schlechtes Gewissen', und Verwandtes"
The Third Essay: "What do ascetic ideals mean?" - "Was bedeutet asketische Ideale?"

References

'On the Genealogy of Morality' (1887) by Friedrich Nietzsche, translated by Carol Diethe of Middlesex University

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