On the Genealogy of Morals-轻识

'Reason, seriousness, mastery over the emotions, the whole murky affair which goes by the name of thought, all the privileges and showpieces of man: what a high price has been paid for them! How much blood and horror is at the bottom of all "good things!"' On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about the history of ethics and about interpretation. Nietzsche rewrites the former as a history of cruelty, exposing the central values of the Judaeo-Christian and liberal traditions - compassion, equality, justice - as the product of a brutal process of conditioning designed to domesticate the animal vitality of earlier cultures. The result is a book which raises profoundly disquieting issues about the violence of both ethics and interpretation. Nietzsche questions moral certainties by showing that religion and science have no claim to absolute truth, before turning on his own arguments in order to call their very presuppositions into question. The Genealogy is the most sustained of Nietzsche's later works and offers one of the fullest expressions of his characteristic concerns. This edition places his ideas within the cultural context of his own time and stresses the relevance of his work for a contemporary audience. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

作者尼采（Friedrich Nietzsche，1844—1900），德国著名哲学家，西方现代哲学的开创者，语言学家、文化评论家、诗人、作曲家、思想家，他的著作对于宗教、道德、现代文化、哲学、以及科学等领域提出了广泛的批判和讨论。他的写作风格独特，经常使用格言和悖论的技巧。尼采对于后代哲学的发展影响极大，尤其是在存在主义与后现代主义上。其经典著作有《道德的谱系》、《善恶的彼岸》、《不合时宜的沉思》、《重估一切价值》、《扎拉图斯特拉如是说》、《朝霞》、《肃剧诞生于音乐精神》等。

译者梁锡江，1978年生，现为上海外国语大学德语系副教授，著有《神秘与虚无——布洛赫小说<维吉尔之死>的价值现象学阐释》，编著（合编）《朗氏德汉双解词典》，翻译出版《道德的谱系》、《缓慢的归乡》、《骂观众》、《拿破仑传》、《魔女莉莉侦破木乃伊之谜》、《赫鲁晓夫与肯尼迪》等多部...

译者梁锡江，1978年生，现为上海外国语大学德语系副教授，著有《神秘与虚无——布洛赫小说<维吉尔之死>的价值现象学阐释》，编著（合编）《朗氏德汉双解词典》，翻译出版《道德的谱系》、《缓慢的归乡》、《骂观众》、《拿破仑传》、《魔女莉莉侦破木乃伊之谜》、《赫鲁晓夫与肯尼迪》等多部作品。曾获奖项有“戈宝权全国翻译文学奖”、“冯至全国德语文学研究奖”、“海富通学术专著奖”等。