Instructional Video

An Introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil

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Is God is dead? Is there no absolute truth? Do different societies have different concepts of good and evil? Introduce the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche with a short video analysis of Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Have groups compare Nietzsche's ideas to those of Christian existentialist Soren Kierkegaard and to the utilitarianism of John Stuart Mill
Classroom Considerations
  • The complete analysis is available on the publisher's website with a paid subscription or trial membership
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • The video places Nietzsche's ideas in the context of a shift to the 19th century reliance on rationalism and science
Cons
  • None