# The Englishman — Beyond Good and Evil character guide

> The Englishman in Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Englishman

**First appearance:** 0002-i-prejudices-of-philosophers

## Who they are

A type representing English psychology and philosophical tendencies.

## In the story

### [189](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/189)

Exemplifies an 'industrious race' whose instinct hallows Sunday, creating a subconscious longing for the workweek as a form of cleverly intercalated fast.

### [Chapter 228](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/228)

Collectively characterized as utilitarian, mediocre, conscience-stricken, and tediously advocating for a morality of comfort and general welfare that serves English interests.

### [The European Problem and the Jewish Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/251)

Mentioned implicitly via the 'English nobility' as a model for how to make prudent, selective advances in integrating the Jews.

### [The Olympian Vice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/294)

Referenced via the philosopher Hobbes, who is cited as trying to bring laughter into 'bad repute' by calling it a 'bad infirmity of human nature' that thinking minds should overcome.

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