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Dr. Paul Rée

Philosopher and friend of Nietzsche, whose work on morality is debated in the preface.

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Also known as Dr. Rée, Paul the tentmaker

First appearance: The Genealogy of Morals

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Author of 'The Origin of the Moral Emotions' (1877), whose perverse and vicious moral philosophy first prompted Nietzsche to publish his own hypotheses on the origin of morality.

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Chapter 4
Author of 'The Origin of the Moral Emotions' (1877), whose perverse and vicious moral philosophy first prompted Nietzsche to publish his own hypotheses on the origin of morality.
Chapter 7
Nietzsche mentions Dr. Rée as a colleague he hoped would adopt a truer historical method, but criticizes his reliance on Darwinian theories and English moral philosophy.
The Genealogy of Morals
Mentioned as a contemporary whose work on the origin of moral sensations Nietzsche critiques.
First Essay: 'Good and Evil,' 'Good and Bad'
Mentioned as a contemporary whose work on the origin of moral sensations Nietzsche critiques.
First Essay, Chapter 1
Implied as one of the English psychologists; Nietzsche's critique targets their approach to the origin of morality.
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Implicitly referenced as part of the English psychologists criticized for their unhistorical approach.
Rome Against Judaea: The Thousand-Year Fight of Moral Values
Referenced as 'Paul the tentmaker,' one of the three Jews who triumphed over Rome.

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