Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) / Braille

The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) ⠃⠗⠋ 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

924,591 braille cells · 972 embossed pages at 40×25 · 4,075 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.