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BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL

JENSEITS VON GUT UND BÖSE

By Friedrich Nietzsche

Von Friedrich Nietzsche

Translated by Helen Zimmern

Übersetzt von Helen Zimmern

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE ABOUT THIS E-TEXT EDITION:

ANMERKUNG DES BEARBEITERS ZU DIESER E-TEXT-AUSGABE:

Some adaptations from the original text were made to format it into an e-text.

Einige Anpassungen am Originaltext wurden vorgenommen, um ihn in einen E-Text zu formatieren.

Italics in the original book are capitalized in this e-text, except for most foreign language phrases that were italicized.

Kursivschrift im Originalbuch wird in diesem E-Text durch Großbuchstaben wiedergegeben, mit Ausnahme der meisten fremdsprachigen Ausdrücke, die kursiv gesetzt waren.

Some spellings were altered.

Einige Schreibweisen wurden geändert.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INHALTSVERZEICHNIS

PREFACE

VORWORT

BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL

JENSEITS VON GUT UND BÖSE

CHAPTER I: PREJUDICES OF PHILOSOPHERS

KAPITEL I: VORURTEILE DER PHILOSOPHEN

CHAPTER II: THE FREE SPIRIT

KAPITEL II: DER FREIE GEIST

CHAPTER III: THE RELIGIOUS MOOD

KAPITEL III: DIE RELIGIÖSE STIMMUNG

CHAPTER IV: APOPHTHEGMS AND INTERLUDES

KAPITEL IV: APOPHTHEGMEN UND ZWISCHENSPIELE

CHAPTER V: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MORALS

KAPITEL V: ZUR NATURGESCHICHTE DER MORAL

CHAPTER VI: WE SCHOLARS

KAPITEL VI: WIR GELEHRTEN

CHAPTER VII: OUR VIRTUES

KAPITEL VII: UNSERE TUGENDEN

CHAPTER VIII: PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES

KAPITEL VIII: VÖLKER UND VATERLÄNDER

CHAPTER IX: WHAT IS NOBLE?

KAPITEL IX: WAS IST VORNEHM?

FROM THE HEIGHTS (POEM TRANSLATED BY L.A. MAGNUS)

VON DER HÖHE (GEDICHT ÜBERSETZT VON L.A. MAGNUS)

PREFACE

VORWORT

SUPPOSING that Truth is a woman--what then?

ANGENOMMEN, die Wahrheit ist ein Weib – was dann?

Vocabulary

Erstellt
Created or produced, past participle of erstellen
von
Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'
und
Conjunction meaning 'and'
dem
Dative definite article meaning 'the'
Team
Loanword meaning a group working together
JENSEITS
Beyond or on the other side of something
VON
Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'
GUT
Adjective meaning good or morally right
UND
Conjunction meaning 'and'
BÖSE
Adjective meaning evil, wicked, or bad
Von
Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'
Übersetzt
Translated, past participle of übersetzen
ANMERKUNG
A note or remark added to a text
DES
Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'
BEARBEITERS
Editor's or processor's genitive form
ZU
Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'
DIESER
Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (feminine/genitive)
Einige
Pronoun/adjective meaning 'some' or 'a few'
Anpassungen
Adaptations or adjustments made to something
am
Contraction of 'an dem,' meaning 'at the'
Originaltext
The original text as first written or published
wurden
Past passive auxiliary meaning 'were' (done)
vorgenommen
Undertaken or carried out, past participle of vornehmen
um
Preposition or conjunction meaning 'in order to'
ihn
Accusative personal pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'
in
Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
einen
Indefinite article accusative masculine meaning 'a'
zu
Preposition or infinitive particle meaning 'to'
formatieren
To format or arrange text in a specific layout
Kursivschrift
Italic script or italicized typeface in printing
im
Contraction of 'in dem,' meaning 'in the'
Originalbuch
The original book as first published
wird
Third-person singular present of werden, meaning 'becomes'
diesem
Dative demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
durch
Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'
Großbuchstaben
Capital letters or uppercase letters in writing
wiedergegeben
Reproduced or rendered, past participle of wiedergeben
mit
Preposition meaning 'with' or 'by'
Ausnahme
An exception made to a general rule
der
Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the'
meisten
Superlative of 'viel,' meaning 'most' of something
fremdsprachigen
Foreign-language, adjective describing words from other languages
Ausdrücke
Expressions or terms used in language
die
Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the'
kursiv
Italic, adjective describing slanted typeface style
gesetzt
Set or typeset, past participle of setzen
waren
Past tense of 'sein,' meaning 'were'
Schreibweisen
Spellings or ways of writing a word
geändert
Changed or altered, past participle of ändern
INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
Table of contents listing sections of a book
VORWORT
Foreword or preface introducing a book
KAPITEL
Chapter, a main division of a book
VORURTEILE
Prejudices or preconceived biases about something
DER
Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine/genitive)
PHILOSOPHEN
Philosophers, plural of Philosoph
FREIE
Free, adjective meaning unrestrained or independent
GEIST
Spirit, mind, or intellect of a person
DIE
Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine/plural)
RELIGIÖSE
Religious, adjective relating to religion or faith
STIMMUNG
Mood, atmosphere, or emotional state
ZWISCHENSPIELE
Interludes or intermezzos between main sections
ZUR
Contraction of 'zu der,' meaning 'to the'
NATURGESCHICHTE
Natural history, study of nature and organisms
MORAL
Morality, ethical principles guiding human behavior
WIR
Personal pronoun meaning 'we'
GELEHRTEN
Scholars or learned people, genitive/dative plural
UNSERE
Possessive pronoun meaning 'our'
TUGENDEN
Virtues, moral qualities considered praiseworthy
VÖLKER
Peoples or nations, plural of Volk
VATERLÄNDER
Fatherlands or homelands, plural of Vaterland
WAS
Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
IST
Third-person singular of 'sein,' meaning 'is'
VORNEHM
Noble, distinguished, or of high social standing
HÖHE
Height, altitude, or elevated position
GEDICHT
Poem, a literary work written in verse
ÜBERSETZT
Translated, past participle of übersetzen
ANGENOMMEN
Assumed or supposed, past participle of annehmen
Wahrheit
Truth, the quality of being true or accurate
ist
Third-person singular of 'sein,' meaning 'is'
ein
Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
Weib
Archaic or dialectal word for woman or wife
was
Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'what'
dann
Adverb meaning 'then' indicating time or consequence
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