Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzscheby Friedrich Nietzsche
Shares rank 11 of 30 philosophy books by recommenders
People recommend it for how thought-provoking it is and how it jars readers out of their earlier worldview. Critics say Nietzsche's readings of past philosophers were quite wrong.
People recommend it for how thought-provoking it is and how it jars readers out of their earlier worldview. Critics say Nietzsche's readings of past philosophers were quite wrong.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Thought-provoking, jarring to earlier worldview
“it was still very thought provoking and jarring to my earlier world view”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Otto Dix, Nietzsche, and the Great War (2019)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Misreads past philosophers
“his readings and understanding of past philosophers were quite wrong”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Otto Dix, Nietzsche, and the Great War (2019)”
Other philosophy books people recommend
The four most recommended other philosophy books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tao Te Chingby 老子 and Yang Peng and Jordi Fibla and James Legge | 32 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenanceby Robert M. Pirsig | 24 | 3 | 89% | 9 | 44 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Meditationsby Marcus Aurelius | 17 | 4 | 81% | 8 | — | Approved |
| I Am a Strange Loopby Douglas R. Hofstadter | 16 | 1 | 94% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Beyond Good and Evilby Friedrich NietzscheThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Should go experience Splinter Cell and Beyond Good And Evil the first time again.”
“it was still very thought provoking and jarring to my earlier world view”
“his readings and understanding of past philosophers were quite wrong”
“Be glad you were there for the original and got to experience it.”
“Mostly lead to a many year long existential crisis.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.