《历史的用途与滥用》是德国思想家尼采于1874年出版的一部重要作品，被认为与尼采早期的另一部杰出作品《悲剧的诞生》具有同等重要的意义。尼采在《历史的用途与滥用》中所要探究的是关于历史对于人生、社会的正反作用。尼采认为，历史对于个人或民族是必要的；但是，一旦“历史感”到了一定的程度，这种历史感就会伤害并最终毁掉一个人、民族甚至文化体系的生命。因此，必须确定“回忆”的限度，使历史最好地服务于生活。

"Beyond Good and Evil" is Nietzsche at his best. In the book the philosopher attempts to systematically sum up his philosophy through a collection of 296 aphorisms grouped into nine different chapters based on their common theme. For the reader who has yet to discover Nietzsche in this translation by Helen Zimmern will be found a fabulous introduction. For those who have already discovered Nietzsche here you will find the opportunity to understand the whole of Nietzsche's philosophy.