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Nietzsche's Beyond Good And Evil and David Hume's Enquiry Concerning The Principles of Moral Sentiments

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Naomi K
Nov 18, 2013
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When I was a freshman, I was supposed to read The Geneology of Morals, and I remember at least passing my eyes over it, but I was completely baffled by everything in it. However, after hearing Allan Bloom tell me how Nietzsche had destroyed the Western mind, I decided to give it another shot.

I don't know what's changed in the interim: either I'm a bette…

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