Douglas Burnham is Professor of Philosophy at Staffordshire University.

"Beyond Good and Evil" is a comprehensive statement of Nietzsche's mature philosophy and is an ideal entry point into Nietzsche's work as a whole. This work explains the key concepts, the range of Nietzsche's concerns, and highlights Nietzsche's writing strategies that are the key to understanding his work and processes of thought.

Preface 1. Nietzsche's Title and Preface 2. 'On the Prejudices of the Philosophers': A Critique of Metaphysical Ground (Part 1) 3. 'The Free Spirit': The Philosopher Realigned to Will-To-Power (Part 2) 4. The Nature of Religion: Beyond Nihilism, Towards The Immanent Ideal (Part 3) 5. 'Epigrams and Entr'actes' (Part 4) 6. The Natural History of Morality: Development of Affects and Reactions (Part 5) 7. We Scholars: Science as the 'Hammer' of Philosophy (Part 6) 8. Our Virtues: Honesty & the 'Democratic Mixing' of Peoples, Classes, Genders (Part 7) 9. Peoples & Fatherlands: Towards the Political Task of Philosophy in Europe (Part 8) 10. What is Noble?: Past and Future Aristocracies (Part 9) Glossary Guide to Further Reading Index