Beyond Good and Evil

First published in 1886, Beyond Good and Evil expounds the personal creed of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, by which he is most closely associated with existentialism and nihilism. The book presents a collection of aphorisms and essays that criticize traditional morality and propose the concept of the Übermensch. Nietzsche, an extreme individualist, views competition as the means of securing the greatest person gain at the expense of all else.