Beyond Good and Evil | Gradually Hardening Arabic A1-B2

Beyond Good and Evil | Gradually Hardening Arabic A1-B2

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PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthisawoman—whatthen?
Is
هناك
there
notgroundforsuspectingthat
كل
all
philosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedto
فهم
understand
women—thattheterribleseriousnessandclumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhave
عادة
usually
paidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilledandunseemlymethodsforwinningawoman?
المؤكد
Certainly
shehasneverallowedherselftobewon;
andatpresentevery
نوع
kind
ofdogmastandswith
حزين
sad
anddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!
For
هناك
there
arescofferswhomaintainthatithasfallen,that
كل
all
dogmaliesontheground—nay
أكثر
more
,thatitisatitslastgasp.
Buttospeakseriously,
هناك
there
aregoodgroundsforhopingthat
كل
all
dogmatizinginphilosophy,whateversolemn,whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsithasassumed,mayhavebeenonlya
نبيلة
noble
puerilismandtyronism;
and
المحتمل
probably
thetimeisathand
عندما
when
itwillbeonceand
مرة أخرى
again
understoodWHAThasactuallysufficedforthebasisof
هذه
such
imposingandabsolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatists
يكون
have
hithertoreared:
perhapssome
الشعبية
popular
superstitionofimmemorialtime(suchasthesoul-superstition,which,inthe
شكل
form
ofsubject-
andego-superstition,hasnot
بعد
yet
ceaseddoingmischief):
perhapssomeplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartofgrammar,
أو
or
anaudaciousgeneralizationofveryrestricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.
The
فلسفة
philosophy
ofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
سوى
only
apromiseforthousandsofyears
بعد
afterwards
,aswasastrologyinstillearliertimes,intheserviceofwhich
ربما
probably
morelabour,gold,acuteness,andpatiencehavebeenspentthanonanyactual
علم
science
hitherto:
weowetoit,andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsiaandEgypt,the
الكبير
grand
styleofarchitecture.
Itseemsthatin
أجل
order
toinscribethemselvesuponthe
قلب
heart
ofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
جميع
all
greatthingshavefirstto
تتجول
wander
abouttheearthas
هائلة
enormous
andawe-inspiringcaricatures:
dogmatic
الفلسفة
philosophy
hasbeenacaricatureof
هذا
this
kind—forinstance,theVedanta
عقيدة
doctrine
inAsia,andPlatonisminEurope.
Letusnotbeungratefultoit,
الرغم
although
itmustcertainlybeconfessedthatthe
أسوأ
worst
,themosttiresome,andthemost
خطورة
dangerous
oferrorshithertohasbeen
على
a
dogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionofPureSpiritandtheGoodinItself.
But
الآن
now
whenithasbeensurmounted,
عندما
when
Europe,ridofthis
الكابوس
nightmare
,canagaindrawbreath
بحرية
freely
andatleastenjoy
على
a
healthier—sleep,we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsof
كل
all
thestrengthwhichthe
النضال
struggle
againstthiserrorhasfostered.
Itamountedtotheveryinversionoftruth,andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakof
الروح
Spirit
andtheGoodasPlatospokeofthem;
الواقع
indeed
onemightask,asaphysician:
"Howdidsuchamaladyattackthatfinest
منتج
product
ofantiquity,Plato?
HadthewickedSocratesreallycorruptedhim?
WasSocrates
بعد
after
allacorrupterofyouths,anddeservedhishemlock?"
لكن
But
thestruggleagainstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,andforthe"people"—the
النضال
struggle
againsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianity
أجل
(FOR
CHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropeamagnificenttensionofsoul,suchashadnotexisted
مكان
anywhere
previously;
withsuchatenselystrained
القوس
bow
onecannowaimatthefurthestgoals.
Asamatterof
الواقع
fact
,theEuropeanfeelsthis
التوتر
tension
asastateofdistress,and
مرتين
twice
attemptshavebeenmadeingrandstyletounbendthe
القوس
bow
:
oncebymeansofJesuitism,andthe
ثانية
second
timebymeansofdemocraticenlightenment—which,withtheaidof
حرية
liberty
ofthepressandnewspaper-reading,might,in
الواقع
fact
,bringitaboutthatthe
الروح
spirit
wouldnotsoeasily
تجد
find
itselfin"distress"!
(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcreditto
لهم
them
!
buttheyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
لكن
But
we,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,nor
حتى
even
sufficientlyGermans,weGOODEUROPEANS,and
حرة
free
,VERYfreespirits—wehaveitstill,
كل
all
thedistressofspiritand
كل
all
thetensionofitsbow!
Andperhapsalsothearrow,theduty,and,whoknows?
THEGOALTOAIMAT....
الفصل
CHAPTER
I.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS
1.
TheWillto
الحقيقة
Truth
,whichistotemptusto
العديد
many
ahazardousenterprise,the
الشهيرة
famous
Truthfulnessofwhichallphilosophershavehithertospokenwithrespect,whatquestionshas
هذا
this
WilltoTruthnotlaidbefore
لنا
us
!
Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itisalreadya
طويلة
long
story;
yetitseemsas
لو
if
itwerehardlycommenced.
Isitanywonder
إذا
if
weatlastgrowdistrustful,losepatience,andturnimpatientlyaway?
ThatthisSphinxteachesusatlastto
نسأل
ask
questionsourselves?
WHOisitreallythatputsquestionstoushere?
WHATreallyis
هذه
this
"WilltoTruth"inus?
In
الواقع
fact
wemadealong
توقف
halt
atthequestionastothe
أصل
origin
ofthisWill—untilatlastwecametoan
مطلقة
absolute
standstillbeforeayet
أكثر
more
fundamentalquestion.
Weinquired
عن
about
theVALUEofthisWill.
Grantedthatwe
نريد
want
thetruth:
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?
Anduncertainty?
حتى
Even
ignorance?
Theproblemofthe
قيمة
value
oftruthpresenteditself
أمام
before
us—orwasitwe
الذين
who
presentedourselvesbeforethe
مشكلة
problem
?
WhichofusistheOedipushere?
WhichtheSphinx?
Itwould
يبدو
seem
tobearendezvousofquestionsandnotesof
استجواب
interrogation
.
Andcoulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousas
لو
if
theproblemhadneverbeenpropounded
قبل
before
,asifwewerethe
أول
first
todiscernit,get
على
a
sightofit,andRISKRAISINGit?
For
هناك
there
isriskinraisingit,perhaps
هناك
there
isnogreaterrisk.
2.
"HOWCOULDanythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?
Forexample,
الحقيقة
truth
outoferror?
ortheWillto
الحقيقة
Truth
outofthewilltodeception?
أو
or
thegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?
أو
or
thepuresun-brightvisionofthe
الحكيم
wise
manoutofcovetousness?
Suchgenesisisimpossible;
whoeverdreamsofitisafool,nay,
أسوأ
worse
thanafool;
thingsofthehighest
قيمة
value
musthaveadifferent
أصل
origin
,anoriginofTHEIRown—in
هذا
this
transitory,seductive,illusory,paltry
العالم
world
,inthisturmoilof
الوهم
delusion
andcupidity,theycannot
يكون
have
theirsource.
Butratherinthe
حضن
lap
ofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealed
الله
God
,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheirsource,and
مكان
nowhere
else!"—Thismodeofreasoningdisclosesthetypical
التحيز
prejudice
bywhichmetaphysiciansofalltimes
يمكن
can
berecognized,thismodeofvaluationisatthebackofalltheirlogicalprocedure;
خلال
through
this"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
شيء
something
thatisinthe
النهاية
end
solemnlychristened"theTruth."
Thefundamental
الاعتقاد
belief
ofmetaphysiciansisTHE
الاعتقاد
BELIEF
INANTITHESESOFVALUES.
It
لم
never
occurredeventothewariestofthemto
الشك
doubt
hereonthevery
العتبة
threshold
(wheredoubt,however,was
أكثر
most
necessary);
thoughtheyhadmade
على
a
solemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."
Foritmaybedoubted,firstly,whetherantitheses
موجودة
exist
atall;
andsecondly,whetherthe
الشعبية
popular
valuationsandantithesesof
القيمة
value
uponwhichmetaphysicianshavesettheirseal,arenotperhaps
مجرد
merely
superficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeingprobablymadefromsome
زاوية
corner
,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrowan
تعبير
expression
currentamongpainters.
In
الرغم
spite
ofallthevaluewhichmay
تنتمي
belong
tothetrue,thepositive,andtheunselfish,itmightbe
الممكن
possible
thatahigherandmore
جوهرية
fundamental
valueforlifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewillto
الوهم
delusion
,toselfishness,andcupidity.
Itmight
حتى
even
bepossiblethatWHATconstitutesthe
قيمة
value
ofthosegoodandrespectedthings,consistspreciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,andcrochetedtothese
الشريرة
evil
andapparentlyopposedthings—perhaps
حتى
even
inbeingessentiallyidenticalwiththem.
ربما
Perhaps
!
Butwhowishestoconcernhimselfwith
هذه
such
dangerous"Perhapses"!
Forthat
التحقيق
investigation
onemustawaittheadventof
على
a
neworderofphilosophers,
مثل
such
aswillhaveothertastesandinclinations,the
عكس
reverse
ofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersofthedangerous"Perhaps"in
كل
every
senseoftheterm.
Andtospeakinallseriousness,I
أرى
see
suchnewphilosophersbeginningtoappear.
3.
Havingkepta
حادة
sharp
eyeonphilosophers,andhaving
قرأت
read
betweentheirlineslong
فيه الكفاية
enough
,Inowsaytomyselfthatthegreater
الجزء
part
ofconsciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,anditisso
حتى
even
inthecaseofphilosophicalthinking;
onehas
هنا
here
tolearnanew,asonelearnedanew
عن
about
heredityand"innateness."
Aslittleastheactof
الولادة
birth
comesintoconsiderationinthewhole
العملية
process
andprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctiveinany
حاسم
decisive
sense;
thegreaterpartoftheconsciousthinkingofaphilosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,andforcedinto
محددة
definite
channels.
Andbehindall
المنطق
logic
anditsseemingsovereigntyof
الحركة
movement
,therearevaluations,ortospeak
أكثر
more
plainly,physiologicaldemands,forthemaintenanceof
على
a
definitemodeoflifeFor
المثال
example
,thatthecertainis
يستحق
worth
morethantheuncertain,that
الوهم
illusion
islessvaluablethan"truth"suchvaluations,in
الرغم
spite
oftheirregulativeimportancefor
لنا
US
,mightnotwithstandingbeonly
سطحية
superficial
valuations,specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybe
ضرورية
necessary
forthemaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.
Supposing,ineffect,
أن
that
manisnotjustthe"measureofthings."
4.
Thefalsenessofan
الرأي
opinion
isnotforus
أي
any
objectiontoit:
itishere,perhaps,
أن
that
ournewlanguagesounds
الأكثر
most
strangely.
Thequestionis,howfaran
الرأي
opinion
islife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
ربما
perhaps
species-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedto
الحفاظ
maintain
thatthefalsestopinions(to
أي
which
thesyntheticjudgmentsapriori
تنتمي
belong)
,arethemostindispensabletous,thatwithouta
الاعتراف
recognition
oflogicalfictions,withouta
مقارنة
comparison
ofrealitywiththe
بحتة
purely
IMAGINEDworldoftheabsoluteandimmutable,withouta
المستمر
constant
counterfeitingoftheworldbymeansofnumbers,mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationoflife,anegationoflife.
TO
نعترف
RECOGNISE
UNTRUTHASACONDITIONOFLIFE;
thatiscertainlytoimpugnthe
التقليدية
traditional
ideasofvaluein
على
a
dangerousmanner,andaphilosophywhichventuresto
القيام
do
so,hastherebyaloneplaceditself
وراء
beyond
goodandevil.
5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfullyandhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeated
الاكتشاف
discovery
howinnocenttheyare—howoftenandeasilytheymakemistakesandlosetheirway,inshort,
كم
how
childishandchildliketheyare,—butthatthereisnot
فيه الكفاية
enough
honestdealingwiththem,whereasthey
جميعا
all
raisealoudandvirtuousoutcry
عندما
when
theproblemoftruthfulnessis
حتى
even
hintedatintheremotestmanner.
They
جميع
all
poseasthoughtheirrealopinionshadbeendiscoveredandattained
خلال
through
theself-evolvingofa
الباردة
cold
,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic(in
النقيض
contrast
toallsortsofmystics,who,fairerandfoolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,in
الواقع
fact
,aprejudicedproposition,idea,
أو
or
"suggestion,"whichisgenerallytheirheart's
رغبة
desire
abstractedandrefined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtout
بعد
after
theevent.
Theyarealladvocateswhodonotwishtoberegardedassuch,
عام
generally
astutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—andVERYfarfromhavingthe
الضمير
conscience
whichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,veryfarfromhavingthegood
الذوق
taste
ofthecouragewhichgoessofarastoletthisbeunderstood,
ربما
perhaps
towarnfriendor
العدو
foe
,orincheerfulconfidenceandself-ridicule.
The
مشهد
spectacle
oftheTartufferyofoldKant,equallystiffanddecent,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatlead(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofind
لا
no
smallamusementinspyingoutthesubtletricksofoldmoralistsandethicalpreachers.
أو
Or
,stillmoreso,thehocus-pocusinmathematical
شكل
form
,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyin
البريد
mail
andmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totranslatethe
المصطلح
term
fairlyandsquarely—inordertherebytostrike
الرعب
terror
atonceintothe
قلب
heart
oftheassailantwhoshould
يجرؤ
dare
tocastaglanceonthatinvincible
العذراء
maiden
,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidityandvulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeofasicklyreclusebetray!
6.
Ithasgradually
أصبح
become
cleartomewhat
كل
every
greatphilosophyuptill
الآن
now
hasconsistedof—namely,the
اعتراف
confession
ofitsoriginator,andaspeciesofinvoluntaryandunconsciousauto-biography;
andmoreoverthatthemoral(orimmoral)
الغرض
purpose
ineveryphilosophyhasconstitutedthetrue
الحيوية
vital
germoutofwhichtheentireplanthasalwaysgrown.
الواقع
Indeed
,tounderstandhowtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofaphilosopherhavebeenarrivedat,itisalwayswell(andwise)tofirst
تسأل
ask
oneself:
"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Accordingly,Idonotbelievethat
على
an
"impulsetoknowledge"isthe
والد
father
ofphilosophy;
butthatanother
دفعة
impulse
,hereaselsewhere,has
فقط
only
madeuseofknowledge(andmistaken
المعرفة
knowledge!)
asaninstrument.
Butwhoeverconsidersthe
الأساسية
fundamental
impulsesofmanwith
على
a
viewtodetermininghowfartheymayhave
هنا
here
actedasINSPIRINGGENII
أو
(or
asdemonsandcobolds),willfindthattheyhaveallpracticed
الفلسفة
philosophy
atonetimeor
آخر
another
,andthateachoneofthemwouldhavebeenonlytoogladtolookuponitselfastheultimateendofexistenceandthelegitimateLORDoverallthe
الأخرى
other
impulses.
Foreveryimpulseisimperious,andas
هذا
SUCH
,attemptstophilosophize.
Tobesure,inthe
حالة
case
ofscholars,inthe
حالة
case
ofreallyscientificmen,it
قد
may
beotherwise—"better,"ifyouwill;
هناك
there
theremayreallybesucha
شيء
thing
asan"impulsetoknowledge,"some
نوع
kind
ofsmall,independentclock-work,which,
عندما
when
wellwoundup,worksawayindustriouslytothatend,
دون
WITHOUT
therestofthescholarlyimpulsestakinganymaterial
جزء
part
therein.
Theactual"interests"ofthescholar,therefore,aregenerallyinquite
آخر
another
direction—inthefamily,perhaps,
أو
or
inmoney-making,orinpolitics;
it
يتم
is
,infact,almostindifferentatwhatpointof
البحث
research
hislittlemachineisplaced,andwhetherthehopeful
الشاب
young
workerbecomesagoodphilologist,a
الفطر
mushroom
specialist,orachemist;
heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecomingthis
أو
or
that.
Inthephilosopher,onthe
العكس
contrary
,thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesadecidedand
حاسمة
decisive
testimonyastoWHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhat
ترتيب
order
thedeepestimpulsesofhisnature
تقف
stand
toeachother.
7.
كم
How
maliciousphilosopherscanbe!
I
أعرف
know
ofnothingmorestingingthanthe
النكتة
joke
EpicurustookthelibertyofmakingonPlatoandthePlatonists;
hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginalsense,andonthefaceofit,the
الكلمة
word
signifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessoriesandlick-spittles;
besidesthis,however,itisasmuchasto
يقول
say
,"TheyareallACTORS,thereis
شيء
nothing
genuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasapopularnameforanactor).
And
في
the
latterisreallythemalignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseen
المشهد
scene
styleofwhichPlatoandhisscholarsweremasters—of
الذي
which
Epicuruswasnotamaster!
He,the
العجوز
old
school-teacherofSamos,whosatconcealedinhislittlegardenatAthens,andwrotethreehundredbooks,
ربما
perhaps
outofrageand
طموح
ambitious
envyofPlato,whoknows!
Greecetooka
مائة
hundred
yearstofindout
من
who
thegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.
Didsheeverfindout?
8.
هناك
There
isapointin
كل
every
philosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthe
الفيلسوف
philosopher
appearsonthescene;
or,toputitinthewordsofanancientmystery:.
Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
Youdesireto
العيش
LIVE
"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,younobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!
Imaginetoyourselvesabeing
مثل
like
Nature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,withoutpurpose
أو
or
consideration,withoutpityor
عدالة
justice
,atoncefruitfulandbarrenand
مؤكد
uncertain
:
imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEasapower—howCOULDyou
تعيش
live
inaccordancewithsuch
اللامبالاة
indifference
?
Tolive—isnotthat
مجرد
just
endeavouringtobeotherwisethanthisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobedifferent?
Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"livingaccordingtoNature,"means
الواقع
actually
thesameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyou
تفعل
do
DIFFERENTLY?
Whyshouldyoumakea
مبدأ
principle
outofwhatyouyourselvesare,andmustbe?
Inreality,however,itis
تماما
quite
otherwisewithyou:
whileyoupretendtoreadwithrapturethecanonofyourlawin
الطبيعة
Nature
,youwantsomethingquitethecontrary,youextraordinarystage-playersandself-deluders!
Inyourprideyou
ترغب
wish
todictateyourmoralsandidealstoNature,toNatureherself,andtoincorporatethem
فيها
therein
;
youinsistthatitshallbe
الطبيعة
Nature
"accordingtotheStoa,"andwouldlike
كل شيء
everything
tobemadeafteryour
الخاصة
own
image,asavast,eternalglorificationandgeneralismofStoicism!
مع
With
allyourlovefortruth,youhaveforcedyourselvesso
طويلة
long
,sopersistently,andwithsuchhypnoticrigidityto
رؤية
see
NatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,thatyouare
أي
no
longerabletoseeitotherwise—andtocrown
كل
all
,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamitehopethatBECAUSEyouare
قادرين
able
totyrannizeoveryourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewillalsoallowherselftobetyrannizedover:
isnottheStoicaPARTofNature?...
But
هذه
this
isanoldandeverlasting
قصة
story
:
whathappenedinoldtimes
مع
with
theStoicsstillhappens
اليوم
today
,assoonasevera
الفلسفة
philosophy
beginstobelieveinitself.
Italwayscreatesthe
العالم
world
initsownimage;
itcannotdootherwise;
الفلسفة
philosophy
isthistyrannicalimpulseitself,the
الأكثر
most
spiritualWilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"thewilltothecausaprima.
10.
Theeagernessandsubtlety,Ishould
بل
even
saycraftiness,withwhichthe
مشكلة
problem
of"therealandtheapparentworld"isdealtwithatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishesfoodforthoughtandattention;
andhewhohears
سوى
only
a"WilltoTruth"inthe
الخلفية
background
,andnothingelse,cannotcertainlyboastofthesharpestears.
In
نادرة
rare
andisolatedcases,itmay
الحقيقة
really
havehappenedthatsuchaWilltoTruth—a
بعض
certain
extravagantandadventurouspluck,ametaphysician's
طموح
ambition
oftheforlornhope—hasparticipated
فيها
therein
:
thatwhichinthe
النهاية
end
alwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"to
على
a
wholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;
هناك
there
mayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsof
الضمير
conscience
,whoprefertoputtheir
الأخيرة
last
trustinasurenothing,ratherthaninanuncertainsomething.
لكن
But
thatisNihilism,andthe
علامة
sign
ofadespairing,mortallywearied
روح
soul
,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingsuch
على
a
virtuemaydisplay.
Itseems,however,tobeotherwise
مع
with
strongerandlivelierthinkers
الذين
who
arestilleagerfor
الحياة
life
.
Inthattheyside
ضد
AGAINST
appearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthe
مصداقية
credibility
oftheirownbodies
عن
about
aslowasthe
مصداقية
credibility
oftheocularevidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"andthus,
يبدو
apparently
,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresentbelievein
أكثر
more
firmlythaninone'sbody?),—whoknows
إذا
if
theyarenotreallytryingtowinback
شيء
something
whichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,
شيء
something
oftheolddomainofthefaithof
السابقة
former
times,perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"
ربما
perhaps
"theoldGod,"inshort,ideasby
الذي
which
theycouldlivebetter,thatistosay,
أكثر
more
vigorouslyandmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?
هناك
There
isDISTRUSTofthese
الحديثة
modern
ideasinthismodeoflookingatthings,adisbeliefinallthathasbeenconstructedyesterdayandtoday;
هناك
there
isperhapssomeslightadmixtureofsatietyandscorn,
الذي
which
cannolongerenduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthe
الأكثر
most
variedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentthrowsonthe
السوق
market
;
adisgustofthemorerefined
الذوق
taste
atthevillage-fairmotleynessandpatchinessofall
هؤلاء
these
reality-philosophasters,inwhomthereis
شيء
nothing
eithernewortrue,except
هذا
this
motleyness.
Thereinitseemstomethatweshould
نتفق
agree
withthoseskepticalanti-realistsandknowledge-microscopistsof
في
the
presentday;
theirinstinct,
التي
which
repelsthemfromMODERN
الواقع
reality
,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcernus!
في
The
mainthingaboutthemisNOT
ذلك
that
theywishtogo"back,"but
ذلك
that
theywishtogetAWAYtherefrom.
A
القليل
little
MOREstrength,swing,courage,andartisticpower,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnotback!
11.
Itseemstomethat
هناك
there
iseverywhereanattemptatpresenttodivert
الانتباه
attention
fromtheactualinfluencewhichKantexercisedonGerman
الفلسفة
philosophy
,andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythe
القيمة
value
whichhesetuponhimself.
Kantwasfirstand
المقام الأول
foremost
proudofhisTableofCategories;
withitinhis
يده
hand
hesaid:
"Thisisthemostdifficult
شيء
thing
thatcouldeverbeundertakenon
نيابة
behalf
ofmetaphysics."
Letus
فقط
only
understandthis"couldbe"!
HewasproudofhavingDISCOVEREDa
جديدة
new
facultyinman,thefacultyofsynthetic
الحكم
judgment
apriori.
Grantingthathedeceivedhimselfin
هذه
this
matter;
thedevelopmentand
السريع
rapid
flourishingofGermanphilosophydepended
ذلك
nevertheless
onhispride,andontheeagerrivalryofthe
الأصغر
younger
generationtodiscoverifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobestillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishigh
الوقت
time
todoso.
"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kantaskshimself—andwhatisreallyhisanswer?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—butunfortunatelynotin
خمس
five
words,butsocircumstantially,imposingly,andwithsuch
العرض
display
ofGermanprofundityand
اللفظي
verbal
flourishes,thatonealtogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedinsuchan
الإجابة
answer
.
Peoplewerebesidethemselveswith
البهجة
delight
overthisnewfaculty,andthejubilationreachedits
ذروتها
climax
whenKantfurtherdiscovered
على
a
moralfacultyinman—forat
ذلك
that
timeGermanswerestill
أخلاقية
moral
,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."
Thencamethe
شهر العسل
honeymoon
ofGermanphilosophy.
All
في
the
youngtheologiansoftheTubingen
مؤسسة
institution
wentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."
و
And
whatdidtheynotfind—inthatinnocent,rich,
و
and
stillyouthfulperiodof
في
the
Germanspirit,towhichRomanticism,
في
the
maliciousfairy,pipedandsang,
عندما
when
onecouldnotyet
التمييز
distinguish
between"finding"and"inventing"!
Above
كل
all
afacultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristenedit,intellectualintuition,andtherebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsofthe
طبيعي
naturally
pious-inclinedGermans.
Onecando
لا
no
greaterwrongtothewholeof
هذه
this
exuberantandeccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoaryandsenileconceptions),thantotakeit
الجد
seriously
,oreventreatitwithmoralindignation.
Enough,however—the
العالم
world
grewolder,andthe
الحلم
dream
vanished.
Atimecamewhen
الناس
people
rubbedtheirforeheads,andtheystillrubthem
اليوم
today
.
Peoplehadbeendreaming,andfirstandforemost—oldKant.
"Bymeansof
على
a
means(faculty)"—hehadsaid,
أو
or
atleastmeantto
يقول
say
.
But,isthat—ananswer?
Anexplanation?
Orisitnotrather
مجرد
merely
arepetitionofthequestion?
كيف
How
doesopiuminducesleep?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthe
الطبيب
doctor
inMoliere,.
Butsuchreplies
تنتمي
belong
totherealmofcomedy,anditishigh
الوقت
time
toreplacetheKantian
السؤال
question
,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"
by
آخر
another
question,"Whyisbeliefinsuchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishigh
الوقت
time
thatweshouldunderstandthatsuchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobetrue,forthesakeofthe
الحفاظ
preservation
ofcreatureslikeourselves;
thoughthey
لا تزال
still
mightnaturallybefalsejudgments!
أو
Or
,moreplainlyspoken,androughlyandreadily—syntheticjudgments
على
a
priorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;
wehaveno
حق
right
tothem;
inourmouthstheyare
شيء
nothing
butfalsejudgments.
Only,ofcourse,thebeliefintheirtruthisnecessary,as
معقول
plausible
beliefandocularevidencebelongingtotheperspectiveviewoflife.
Andfinally,tocalltomindtheenormousinfluence
الذي
which
"Germanphilosophy"—Ihopeyou
تفهم
understand
itsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthewholeofEurope,thereis
لا
no
doubtthatacertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhadashareinit;
thankstoGerman
الفلسفة
philosophy
,itwasadelighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,andthepoliticalobscurantistsof
جميع
all
nations,tofindan
ترياق
antidote
tothestilloverwhelmingsensualism
التي
which
overflowedfromthelast
القرن
century
intothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...