text_original: The issue for me was the value of morality, and on that subject I had to place myself PREFACE Vll in a state of abstraction, in which I was almost alone with my great teacher Schopenhauer, to whom that book, with all its passion and inherent contradiction (for that book also was a polemic), turned for present help as though he were still alive.
text_transcription: THE ISSUE FOR ME WAS THE VALUE OF MORALITY AND ON THAT SUBJECT I HAD TO PLACE MYSELF IN A STATE OF ABSTRACTION IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST ALONE WITH MY GREAT TEACHER SCHOPENHAUER TO WHOM THAT BOOK WITH ALL ITS PASSION AND INHERENT CONTRADICTION FOR THAT BOOK WAS ALSO A POLEMIC TURNED FOR PRESENT HELP AS THOUGH HE WERE STILL ALIVE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɪʃuː fɔːɹ mˌiː wʌzðə vˈæljuː ʌv mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi, ænd ˌɔn ðæt sˈʌbdʒɛkt aɪ hædtə plˈeɪs maɪsˈɛlf pɹˈɛfəs vˌiːˌɛlˈɛl ɪn ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv ɐbstɹˈækʃən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ aɪ wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐlˈoʊn wɪð maɪ ɡɹˈeɪt tˈiːtʃɚ skˈoʊpənhˌaʊɚ, tə hˈuːm ðæt bˈʊk, wɪð ˈɔːl ɪts pˈæʃən ænd ɪnhˈiəɹənt kˌɑːntɹədˈɪkʃən (fɔːɹ ðæt bˈʊk ˈɔːlsoʊ wʌzɐ pɑːlˈɛmɪk), tˈɜːnd fɔːɹ pɹˈɛzənt hˈɛlp æz ðˌoʊ hiː wɜː stˈɪl ɐlˈaɪv.