Guilt
- The Genealogy of MoralsThe Genealogy of Morals
Three essays trace how ideas of good and evil developed through conflict and changing social values. One essay links guilt to debt, drawing on an old connection between the German words.
- Civilization and Its DiscontentsCivilization and Its Discontents
This extended essay examines the conflict between human desires and the demands of living together. A comparison with Rome imagines the mind as a city where every past building still stands.