# Charles Darwin — Beyond Good and Evil character guide

> Charles Darwin in Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Darwin

**First appearance:** 0002-i-prejudices-of-philosophers

## Who they are

Naturalist referenced for his theory of evolution and its impact.

## In the story

### [14](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/14)

Referenced indirectly among 'Darwinists' whose principle of 'the smallest possible effort' is presented as a plebeian, anti-teleological imperative suited for rough, utilitarian work, in contrast to Platonic enjoyment.

### [Chapter 253](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/253)

Cited as an example of a respectable but mediocre English thinker whose 'narrowness, aridity, and industrious carefulness' may have been favorable for his scientific discoveries, but whose influence represents a depressing mediocrity.

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