text_original: — I avail myself of the opportunity offered by this treatise to express, openly and formally, a wish which up to the present has only been expressed in occasional conversa  tions with scholars, namely, that some Faculty of philosophy should, by means of a series of prize essays, gain the glory of having promoted the further study of the history of mor  als — perhaps this book may serve to give a forcible impetus in such a direction. With regard to a possibility of this char  acter, the following question deserves consideration.
text_transcription: I AVAIL MYSELF OF THE OPPORTUNITY OFFERED BY THIS TREATISE TO EXPRESS OPENLY AND FORMALLY A WISH WHICH UP TO THE PRESENT HAS ONLY BEEN EXPRESSED IN OCCASIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH SCHOLARS NAMELY THAT SOME FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY SHOULD BY MEANS OF A SERIES OF PRIZE ESSAYS GAIN THE GLORY OF HAVING PROMOTED THE FURTHER STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF MORALS PERHAPS THIS BOOK MAY SERVE TO GIVE A FORCIBLE IMPETUS IN SUCH A DIRECTION WITH REGARD TO A POSSIBILITY OF THIS CHARACTER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION DESERVES CONSIDERATION
phonemes: — aɪ ɐvˈeɪl maɪsˈɛlf ʌvðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ˈɔfɚd baɪ ðɪs tɹˈiːɾɪz tʊ ɛkspɹˈɛs, ˈoʊpənli ænd fˈɔːɹməli, ɐ wˈɪʃ wˌɪtʃ ˌʌp tə ðə pɹˈɛzənt hɐz ˈoʊnli bˌɪn ɛkspɹˈɛst ɪn əkˈeɪʒənəl kənvˈɜːsə tɪˈɑːnz wɪð skˈɑːlɚz, nˈeɪmli, ðæt sˌʌm fˈækəlti ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi ʃˈʊd, baɪ mˈiːnz əvə sˈɪɹiz ʌv pɹˈaɪz ˈɛseɪz, ɡˈeɪn ðə ɡlˈɔːɹi ʌv hˌævɪŋ pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd ðə fˈɜːðɚ stˈʌdi ʌvðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv mˈɔːɹ ˈælz — pɚhˈæps ðɪs bˈʊk mˈeɪ sˈɜːv tə ɡˈɪv ɐ fˈɔːɹsᵻbəl ˈɪmpəɾəs ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkʃən. wɪð ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tʊ ɐ pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ðɪs tʃˈɑːɹ ˈæktɚ, ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ kwˈɛstʃən dɪzˈɜːvz kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən.