In Nietzsche and the Origin of Virtue, Lester Hunt approaches Nietzsche not merely to discover what he stood for, but to discern whether his ideas are ones we should accept and use. Hunt examines the problems implicit in Nietzsche's own position, and explores in detail areas such as his views on human rights, his ``anti-political'' stance, and his novel use of the idea of ``experimentation'' as an ethical ideal. What emerges at the core of Nietzsche's work is a powerful and original ``ethics of virtue'' based entirely on his conception of good character.