Nietzsche's Essay 'A Genealogy Of Morals'

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“A Genealogy of Morals” is compiled of three essays, that challenges the question of moral values and judgments .The first essay, “Good and Evil,” “Good and Bad" analyzes what Frederich Nietzsche calls "master morality" and "slave morality." The methodology of Master morality was created by the strong, powerful, and free nobleman who perceived their lives and lineage as good and just. But in contrast, those they saw as weak, unworthy, and who were enslaved were labeled as “bad," since their weakness was unwanted. But in contrast, the slaves, saw their masters as the “Evil” oppressors, and themselves as the “Good “. The second essay, "'Guilt,' 'Bad Conscience,' and the like”, Nietzsche traces the origins of concepts such as guilt and punishment,