1. The Will to Truth, which is to tempt us to many a hazardous

enterprise, the famous Truthfulness of which all philosophers have

hitherto spoken with respect, what questions has this Will to Truth not

laid before us! What strange, perplexing, questionable questions! It is

already a long story; yet it seems as if it were hardly commenced. Is

it any wonder if we at last grow distrustful, lose patience, and turn

impatiently away? That this Sphinx teaches us at last to ask questions

ourselves? WHO is it really that puts questions to us here? WHAT really

is this "Will to Truth" in us? In fact we made a long halt at the

question as to the origin of this Will--until at last we came to an

absolute standstill before a yet more fundamental question. We inquired

about the VALUE of this Will. Granted that we want the truth: WHY NOT

RATHER untruth? And uncertainty? Even ignorance? The problem of the

value of truth presented itself before us--or was it we who presented