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Friedrich Nietzsche
Beyond Good and Evil Block b0019
Block 19 of 302
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18. An einer Theorie ist wahrhaftig nicht ihr geringster Reiz, dass sie widerlegbar ist: gerade damit zieht sie feinere Köpfe an. Es scheint, dass die hundertfach widerlegte Theorie vom „freien Willen“ ihre Fortdauer nur noch diesem Reize verdankt - : immer wieder kommt Jemand und fühlt sich stark genug, sie zu widerlegen.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
18. Truly, not the least of a theory’s charms is that it can be refuted: that is precisely how it attracts subtler minds. It seems that the hundred-times-refuted theory of “free will” owes its continued existence to this charm alone: again and again someone comes along and feels strong enough to refute it.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
18. Ce n'est vraiment pas le moindre charme d'une théorie que d'être réfutable : c'est précisément par là qu'elle attire les esprits plus subtils. Il semble que la théorie du « libre arbitre », réfutée cent fois, ne doive plus sa persistance qu'à ce charme : toujours quelqu'un revient et se sent assez fort pour la réfuter.
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