We will examine Nietzsche's "attack" on morality, primarily in his On the Genealogy of Morality but also in some of his
other late writings. Among the issues we will address are the following: how broad is Nietzsche's attack (does he reject, for instance, all
codes of conduct), what exactly does he understand by "morality" and what does he find so wrong with it? What is "genealogy" supposed
to be and why should we agree that determining the origin of an institution is relevant to its value or utility? How are we to understand the concepts of "master" and "slave"
(central to Essay I of the Genealogy)? What is the connection between moral conscience, guilt and the practices of punishment (Essay II)? How is morality
related to what Nietzsche considers the overvaluation of truth in modern thought (Essay III)? Finally, we will consider some recent interpretations of philosophical
"naturalism" that have been attributed to Nietzsche and try to place his views on morality in the general context of his thought.