Science of Morals#
Summary#
Nietzsche criticizes the so-called “Science of Morals” as presumptuous and crude, arguing that philosophers have wrongly attempted to provide a rational foundation for morality rather than first undertaking the modest task of describing and classifying the many forms of morality across cultures and eras. He contends that every attempt to “give a basis” to morality has merely been a learned expression of faith in prevailing moral assumptions, never questioning whether morality itself is problematic. What is truly needed, Nietzsche suggests, is a comprehensive survey and comparison of diverse moral systems as preparation for a genuine theory of moral types.