1. Introduction: Nietzsche, naturalist or postmodernist? 2. Intellectual history and background 3. Nietzsche’s critique of morality I: the scope of the critique and the critique of moral agency 4. Nietzsche’s critique of morality II: the critique of moral norms 5. What is "genealogy" and what is the Genealogy? 6. A commentary on the First Essay 7. A commentary on the Second Essay 8. A commentary on the Third Essay 9. Nietzsche since 1900: critical questions. Index

Praise for the first edition:"[A]rguably the most important book on Nietzsche’s philosophy in the past twenty years…." - Mark Jenkins, Journal of Nietzsche Studies (2009)"[T]he book offers one of the most comprehensive and compelling interpretation of Nietzsche’s critique of morality….With its distinctive emphasis on naturalistic themes, it forms a very significant contribution to the study of Nietzsche and is poised to become a work of reference in the field." - Bernard Reginster, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2003)"[A] rare example of a book of considerable scholarly and philosophical merit that is accessible to a wide audience." - Thomas Carson, Ethics (2004)"[T]he book sets the standard by which future treatments of this subject matter will be measured…." - Peter Poellner, University of Warwick, UK"[O]verall, the book does something novel and important, in seeking to expound Nietzsche’s thinking specifically about morality to an undergraduate audience, while offering a highly stimulating reading of that thinking itself." - Robert Hopkins, Philosophical Books (2004)