Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Ethics / Utilitarianism / Braille

Utilitarianism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

135,624 braille cells · 143 embossed pages at 40×25 · 48 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀⠍⠁⠔⠞⠁⠔⠀⠞⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀
⠁⠀⠹⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠫⠦⠀⠠⠮⠀⠧⠀⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠀
⠍⠁⠔⠞⠁⠔⠎⠀⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠫⠂
⠀⠃⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠫⠀⠙⠊⠎⠔⠞⠻⠑⠌⠫⠇⠽⠂⠀⠿⠀
⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠑⠧⠻⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠮⠀⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠀
⠥⠞⠊⠇⠊⠞⠜⠊⠁⠝⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠊⠌⠎⠀⠵⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀
⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠆⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠀⠮⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠶⠵⠀⠮⠽⠀⠙⠶⠀⠞⠀
⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠯⠀⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠳⠎
⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠮⠽⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠕⠞⠑⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠀
⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠆⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠭⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠃⠑⠢
⠀⠙⠑⠉⠊⠙⠫⠂⠀⠋⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠳⠎⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠧⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑
⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠵⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠮⠀⠥⠇⠞⠊⠍⠁⠞⠑⠀⠑⠝⠙⠂⠀⠃⠀⠮⠽⠀
⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠎⠑⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠏⠎⠽⠡⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠃⠑⠬⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠂⠀
⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠔⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀
⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙⠀⠭⠆⠀⠯⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠂⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠍⠔⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠐⠗⠀⠀
⠌⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠝⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠿⠍⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠥⠞⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀
⠝⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠥⠉⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀
⠓⠁⠏⠏⠔⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠭⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠔⠀
⠹⠊⠎⠀⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠻⠤⠤⠵⠀⠁⠀⠹⠬⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠔⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀
⠑⠧⠢⠀⠁⠇⠹⠳⠛⠓⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠀⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠭⠀
⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠘⠹⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.