This work defines nobility as distance between oneself and things, and it argues for using a "pathos of distance" as a tool of criticism.
One part of this treatise argues that everything profound hides behind a mask before discussing whether there are any "friends of truth." It proposes a distinction between a thinker that begets and a thinker that gives birth to argue that scientists are sometimes incapable of understanding human nature. This work defines nobility as distance between oneself and things, and it argues for using a "pathos of distance" as a tool of criticism. This work ends with a wedding song "From High Mountains" and is the first work of its author's to state "life  is the will to power." Its section "Peoples and Fatherlands" criticizes nationalism; other sections include "We Scholars" and "On the Prejudices of Philosophers." This work begins by criticizing past philosophers for chasing after truth as if it were a woman. For 10 points, identify this masterpiece of moral philosophy that was written by Friedrich Nietzsche.
One part of this treatise argues that everything profound hides behind a mask before discussing whether there are any "friends of truth.
Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future [or Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft]