# 167 explained — Beyond Good and Evil

> Chapter companion for Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

## What happens

A brief aphorism contrasting the attitudes of vigorous and weak men towards intimacy, framing it as both a source of shame and a precious treasure for the strong.

## Themes in this chapter

### Nobility and Order of Rank

Distinguishes the psychological traits and values ('shame', 'precious') of 'vigorous men' from weaker types, reinforcing an order of rank.

### Psychology as the Fundamental Science

A psychological insight into the complex, contradictory emotional valuation of intimacy by a specific human type.

## Character check-ins

### The Narrator

Delivers the aphoristic observation on the nature of vigorous men.

## Key lines

> To vigorous men intimacy is a matter of shame⁠—and something precious.

For strong, powerful individuals, close personal connection is experienced as both an embarrassing vulnerability and a deeply valued possession.

_Highlights the paradoxical, elevated relationship to intimacy characteristic of the noble or vigorous type._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/167
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