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Beyond Good and Evil | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

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PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthisawoman—whatthen?
Is
postoji
therenotgroundforsuspectingthat
svi
allphilosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedto
razumjeti
understandwomen—thattheterribleseriousness
i
andclumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhaveusuallypaidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilled
i
andunseemlymethodsforwinninga
žene
woman?
Certainlyshehasneverallowedherselftobewon;
i
andatpresenteverykindofdogmastands
sa
withsadanddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!
Fortherearescofferswhomaintainthatithasfallen,that
sva
alldogmaliesontheground—nay
više
more,thatitisatitslastgasp.
Ali
Buttospeakseriously,thereare
dobri
goodgroundsforhopingthat
sve
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whateversolemn,
god
whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsithasassumed,mayhavebeen
samo
onlyanoblepuerilismandtyronism;
i
andprobablythetimeisathand
kada
whenitwillbeonce
i
andagainunderstoodWHAThas
zapravo
actuallysufficedforthebasisofsuchimposing
i
andabsolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatists
su
havehithertoreared:
perhapssomepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchasthesoul-superstition,which,intheformofsubject-
i
andego-superstition,hasnotyetceaseddoingmischief):
možda
perhapssomeplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartofgrammar,
ili
oranaudaciousgeneralizationof
vrlo
veryrestricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.
Thephilosophyofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
samo
onlyapromiseforthousandsofyearsafterwards,aswasastrologyinstillearliertimes,intheserviceofwhich
vjerojatno
probablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,
i
andpatiencehavebeenspent
nego
thanonanyactualsciencehitherto:
weowetoit,
i
andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsia
i
andEgypt,thegrandstyleofarchitecture.
Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesuponthe
srce
heartofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
sve
allgreatthingshavefirsttowanderaboutthe
zemlji
earthasenormousandawe-inspiringcaricatures:
dogmaticphilosophyhasbeen
je
acaricatureofthiskind—forinstance,
na
theVedantadoctrineinAsia,
i
andPlatonisminEurope.
Letusnotbeungratefultoit,althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthattheworst,themosttiresome,
i
andthemostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeen
je
adogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionofPureSpirit
i
andtheGoodinItself.
Ali
Butnowwhenithasbeensurmounted,
kada
whenEurope,ridofthisnightmare,
može
canagaindrawbreathfreely
i
andatleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsof
svih
allthestrengthwhichthestruggle
protiv
againstthiserrorhasfostered.
Itamountedtotheveryinversionoftruth,
i
andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—oflife,to
govoriti
speakofSpiritandtheGoodasPlatospokeof
njima
them;
indeedonemightask,asaphysician:
"Howdid
takva
suchamaladyattackthatfinestproductofantiquity,Plato?
HadthewickedSocrates
stvarno
reallycorruptedhim?
WasSocrates
nakon
afterallacorrupterofyouths,
i
anddeservedhishemlock?"
Butthestruggle
protiv
againstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,
i
andforthe"people"—thestruggle
protiv
againsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianity
Za
(FORCHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropeamagnificenttensionofsoul,suchashadnotexistedanywherepreviously;
s
withsuchatenselystrainedbowone
može
cannowaimatthefurthestgoals.
Asamatteroffact,theEuropeanfeels
ovu
thistensionasastateofdistress,
i
andtwiceattemptshavebeenmadeingrandstyletounbendthebow:
jednom
oncebymeansofJesuitism,andthe
drugi
secondtimebymeansofdemocraticenlightenment—which,
uz
withtheaidoflibertyofthepressandnewspaper-reading,might,in
stvari
fact,bringitaboutthatthespiritwouldnotsoeasilyfinditselfin"distress"!
(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcreditto
njih
them!
buttheyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
Ali
Butwe,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,norevensufficientlyGermans,we
Dobri
GOODEUROPEANS,andfree,VERYfreespirits—wehaveitstill,allthedistressofspirit
i
andallthetensionofitsbow!
And
možda
perhapsalsothearrow,theduty,and,
tko
whoknows?
THEGOALTOAIMAT....
CHAPTERI.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS
1.
Na
TheWilltoTruth,whichistotemptusto
mnogo
manyahazardousenterprise,thefamousTruthfulnessofwhich
svi
allphilosophershavehithertospoken
s
withrespect,whatquestionshas
ova
thisWilltoTruthnotlaidbefore
nas
us!
Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
već
alreadyalongstory;
yetitseemsasifitwerehardlycommenced.
Isitanywonder
ako
ifweatlastgrowdistrustful,losepatience,
i
andturnimpatientlyaway?
That
ova
thisSphinxteachesusatlasttoaskquestionsourselves?
Tko
WHOisitreallythatputsquestionstous
ovdje
here?
WHATreallyisthis"WilltoTruth"in
nama
us?
Infactwemadea
dugo
longhaltatthequestionastotheoriginofthisWill—untilatlastwecametoanabsolutestandstillbeforeayetmorefundamentalquestion.
Weinquired
o
abouttheVALUEofthisWill.
Granted
da
thatwewantthetruth:
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?
A
Anduncertainty?
Evenignorance?
The
problem
problemofthevalueoftruthpresenteditselfbeforeus—orwasitwewhopresentedourselvesbeforethe
problem
problem?
WhichofusistheOedipus
ovdje
here?
WhichtheSphinx?
Itwouldseemtobe
je
arendezvousofquestionsandnotesofinterrogation.
I
Andcoulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasifthe
problem
problemhadneverbeenpropounded
prije
before,asifwewerethe
prvi
firsttodiscernit,getasightof
ga
it,andRISKRAISINGit?
For
postoji
thereisriskinraisingit,
možda
perhapsthereisnogreaterrisk.
2.
"HOWCOULDanythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?
Forexample,
istina
truthoutoferror?
ortheWilltoTruthoutofthewilltodeception?
ili
orthegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?
ili
orthepuresun-brightvisionofthewisemanoutofcovetousness?
Takva
Suchgenesisisimpossible;
whoeverdreamsofitisafool,nay,worsethanafool;
thingsofthehighestvalue
moraju
musthaveadifferentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—in
ovom
thistransitory,seductive,illusory,paltry
svijetu
world,inthisturmoilofdelusion
i
andcupidity,theycannothavetheirsource.
Ali
ButratherinthelapofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealed
Bogu
God,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheirsource,
i
andnowhereelse!"—Thismodeofreasoningdisclosesthetypicalprejudiceby
kojoj
whichmetaphysiciansofalltimes
mogu
canberecognized,thismodeofvaluationisatthebackof
svih
alltheirlogicalprocedure;
through
ovu
this"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
nešto
somethingthatisinthe
kraju
endsolemnlychristened"theTruth."
ThefundamentalbeliefofmetaphysiciansisTHEBELIEFINANTITHESESOFVALUES.
It
nije
neveroccurredeventothewariestofthemtodoubt
ovdje
hereontheverythreshold(wheredoubt,however,wasmostnecessary);
iako
thoughtheyhadmadeasolemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."
Forit
može
maybedoubted,firstly,whetherantithesesexistatall;
i
andsecondly,whetherthepopularvaluations
i
andantithesesofvalueuponwhichmetaphysicianshavesettheirseal,arenot
možda
perhapsmerelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeing
vjerojatno
probablymadefromsomecorner,
možda
perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrowanexpressioncurrentamongpainters.
Inspiteofallthevaluewhich
može
maybelongtothetrue,thepositive,
i
andtheunselfish,itmightbe
moguće
possiblethatahigherandmorefundamentalvaluefor
život
lifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,toselfishness,
i
andcupidity.
Itmightevenbe
moguće
possiblethatWHATconstitutesthevalueofthosegood
i
andrespectedthings,consistspreciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,
i
andcrochetedtotheseevil
i
andapparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeingessentiallyidentical
s
withthem.
Perhaps!
Butwhowishestoconcernhimselfwith
takvim
suchdangerous"Perhapses"!
Forthatinvestigationone
mora
mustawaittheadventofaneworderofphilosophers,suchas
će
willhaveothertastesandinclinations,thereverseof
onih
thosehithertoprevalent—philosophersofthedangerous"Perhaps"ineverysenseoftheterm.
I
Andtospeakinallseriousness,Iseesuch
novi
newphilosophersbeginningtoappear.
3.
Havingkeptasharpeyeonphilosophers,
i
andhavingreadbetweentheirlines
dugo
longenough,Inowsaytomyselfthatthegreater
dio
partofconsciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,
i
anditissoeveninthe
slučaju
caseofphilosophicalthinking;
onehas
ovdje
heretolearnanew,asonelearnedanew
o
aboutheredityand"innateness."
Aslittleastheactofbirthcomesintoconsiderationinthewholeprocess
i
andprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctivein
bilo
anydecisivesense;
thegreater
dio
partoftheconsciousthinkingofaphilosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,
i
andforcedintodefinitechannels.
I
Andbehindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofmovement,therearevaluations,
ili
ortospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,for
na
themaintenanceofadefinitemodeoflifeForexample,that
na
thecertainisworthmorethan
na
theuncertain,thatillusionislessvaluablethan"truth"
takve
suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportancefor
Nas
US,mightnotwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,
takve
suchasmaybenecessaryfor
na
themaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.
Supposing,ineffect,
da
thatmanisnotjustthe"measureofthings."
4.
Na
Thefalsenessofanopinionisnotforusanyobjectionto
to
it:
itishere,perhaps,thatour
novi
newlanguagesoundsmoststrangely.
The
pitanje
questionis,howfaranopinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
možda
perhapsspecies-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinions(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioribelong),arethemostindispensableto
nam
us,thatwithoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,
bez
withoutacomparisonofreality
s
withthepurelyIMAGINEDworldoftheabsoluteandimmutable,
bez
withoutaconstantcounterfeitingoftheworldbymeansofnumbers,
čovjek
mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationoflife,anegationoflife.
TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHASACONDITIONOFLIFE;
thatiscertainlytoimpugn
na
thetraditionalideasofvalueinadangerousmanner,andaphilosophywhichventuresto
učiniti
doso,hastherebyaloneplaceditselfbeyond
dobra
goodandevil.
5.
That
što
whichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
i
andhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeateddiscovery
koliko
howinnocenttheyare—howoften
i
andeasilytheymakemistakes
i
andlosetheirway,inshort,
koliko
howchildishandchildliketheyare,—butthatthereisnot
dovoljno
enoughhonestdealingwiththem,whereasthey
svi
allraisealoudandvirtuousoutcry
kada
whentheproblemoftruthfulnessis
čak
evenhintedatintheremotestmanner.
Theyallposeasthoughtheirrealopinionshadbeendiscovered
i
andattainedthroughtheself-evolvingofacold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic
U
(incontrasttoallsortsofmystics,who,fairer
i
andfoolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,in
stvari
fact,aprejudicedproposition,idea,
ili
or"suggestion,"whichisgenerallytheirheart'sdesireabstracted
i
andrefined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtout
nakon
aftertheevent.
Theyare
svi
alladvocateswhodonot
žele
wishtoberegardedas
takvim
such,generallyastutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—and
Vrlo
VERYfarfromhavingtheconsciencewhichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,
vrlo
veryfarfromhavingthegoodtasteofthecouragewhichgoesso
daleko
farastoletthisbeunderstood,
možda
perhapstowarnfriendorfoe,
ili
orincheerfulconfidenceandself-ridicule.
Na
ThespectacleoftheTartufferyof
starog
oldKant,equallystiffanddecent,
s
withwhichheenticesusinto
na
thedialecticby-waysthatlead(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofind
ne
nosmallamusementinspyingout
na
thesubtletricksofoldmoralists
i
andethicalpreachers.
Or,stillmoreso,thehocus-pocusinmathematicalform,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyinmail
i
andmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totranslatethetermfairly
i
andsquarely—inordertherebytostriketerroratonceintothe
srcu
heartoftheassailantwhoshoulddaretocast
je
aglanceonthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—how
mnogo
muchofpersonaltimidityandvulnerabilitydoes
ova
thismasqueradeofasicklyreclusebetray!
6.
Ithasgraduallybecome
jasno
cleartomewhateverygreatphilosophyuptill
sada
nowhasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,and
je
aspeciesofinvoluntaryandunconsciousauto-biography;
andmoreoverthatthemoral(orimmoral)purposeineveryphilosophyhasconstitutedthetruevitalgermoutofwhichtheentireplanthas
uvijek
alwaysgrown.
Indeed,tounderstand
kako
howtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofaphilosopher
su
havebeenarrivedat,itis
uvijek
alwayswell(andwise)to
prvo
firstaskoneself:
"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Accordingly,Idonot
vjerujem
believethatan"impulsetoknowledge"isthe
otac
fatherofphilosophy;
butthat
drugi
anotherimpulse,hereaselsewhere,has
samo
onlymadeuseofknowledge
I
(andmistakenknowledge!)
asaninstrument.
Ali
Butwhoeverconsidersthefundamentalimpulsesofman
s
withaviewtodetermining
koliko
howfartheymayhave
ovdje
hereactedasINSPIRINGGENII
Ili
(orasdemonsandcobolds),will
naći
findthattheyhaveallpracticedphilosophyatonetime
ili
oranother,andthateachoneofthemwouldhavebeen
samo
onlytoogladtolookuponitselfastheultimateendofexistence
i
andthelegitimateLORDoveralltheotherimpulses.
For
svaki
everyimpulseisimperious,andas
Takav
SUCH,attemptstophilosophize.
Tobe
naravno
sure,inthecaseofscholars,inthe
slučaju
caseofreallyscientificmen,it
može
maybeotherwise—"better,"ifyouwill;
therethere
možda
mayreallybesucha
stvar
thingasan"impulsetoknowledge,"somekindofsmall,independentclock-work,which,
kada
whenwellwoundup,worksawayindustriouslytothatend,WITHOUTtherestofthescholarlyimpulsestakinganymaterialparttherein.
Theactual"interests"ofthescholar,therefore,aregenerallyin
sasvim
quiteanotherdirection—inthefamily,
možda
perhaps,orinmoney-making,orinpolitics;
itis,infact,
gotovo
almostindifferentatwhatpointofresearchhis
mala
littlemachineisplaced,andwhetherthehopeful
mladi
youngworkerbecomesagoodphilologist,amushroomspecialist,
ili
orachemist;
heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecoming
ovo
thisorthat.
Inthephilosopher,onthecontrary,thereisabsolutely
ništa
nothingimpersonal;
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesadecided
i
anddecisivetestimonyasto
Tko
WHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhatorderthedeepestimpulsesofhisnature
stoje
standtoeachother.
7.
Kako
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!
I
znam
knowofnothingmorestingingthanthejokeEpicurustookthelibertyofmakingonPlato
i
andthePlatonists;
hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginalsense,
i
andonthefaceofit,the
riječ
wordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessories
i
andlick-spittles;
besidesthis,however,itisasmuchastosay,"Theyare
svi
allACTORS,thereisnothinggenuine
o
aboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasapopular
ime
nameforanactor).
And
na
thelatterisreallythemalignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseenscenestyleof
kojem
whichPlatoandhisscholarsweremasters—of
kojem
whichEpicuruswasnota
majstor
master!
He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,whosatconcealedinhislittlegardenatAthens,
i
andwrotethreehundredbooks,
možda
perhapsoutofrageandambitiousenvyofPlato,whoknows!
Greecetook
je
ahundredyearstofindout
tko
whothegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.
Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Postoji
Thereisapointineveryphilosophyat
kojoj
whichthe"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthescene;
ili
or,toputitinthewordsofanancientmystery:.
Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
Youdesireto
Živjeti
LIVE"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,younobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!
Imaginetoyourselvesabeing
poput
likeNature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,
bez
withoutpurposeorconsideration,withoutpity
ili
orjustice,atoncefruitful
i
andbarrenanduncertain:
imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEasapower—howCOULDyou
živjeti
liveinaccordancewithsuchindifference?
Tolive—isnotthat
samo
justendeavouringtobeotherwise
od
thanthisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
drugačiji
different?
Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"livingaccordingtoNature,"means
zapravo
actuallythesameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyou
učiniti
doDIFFERENTLY?
Whyshouldyou
napraviti
makeaprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,
i
andmustbe?
Inreality,however,itis
sasvim
quiteotherwisewithyou:
whileyoupretendtoread
s
withrapturethecanonofyourlawinNature,youwant
nešto
somethingquitethecontrary,youextraordinarystage-players
i
andself-deluders!
Inyourprideyouwishtodictateyourmorals
i
andidealstoNature,toNatureherself,
i
andtoincorporatethemtherein;
youinsistthatitshallbeNature"accordingtotheStoa,"
i
andwouldlikeeverythingtobemadeafteryourownimage,asavast,eternalglorification
i
andgeneralismofStoicism!
Withallyour
ljubav
lovefortruth,youhaveforcedyourselvesso
dugo
long,sopersistently,andwithsuchhypnoticrigidityto
vidjeti
seeNatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,thatyouare
ne
nolongerabletoseeitotherwise—andtocrownall,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamite
nadu
hopethatBECAUSEyouareabletotyrannize
nad
overyourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewill
također
alsoallowherselftobetyrannized
nad
over:
isnottheStoica
Dio
PARTofNature?...
Butthisisan
stara
oldandeverlastingstory:
whathappenedinoldtimes
sa
withtheStoicsstillhappens
danas
today,assoonaseveraphilosophybeginsto
vjerovati
believeinitself.
Italwayscreatestheworldinitsownimage;
itcannot
učiniti
dootherwise;
philosophyisthistyrannicalimpulseitself,themostspiritualWilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"thewilltothecausaprima.
10.
Theeagerness
i
andsubtlety,Ishouldevensaycraftiness,
s
withwhichtheproblemof"thereal
i
andtheapparentworld"isdealt
s
withatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishes
hranu
foodforthoughtandattention;
andhe
koji
whohearsonlya"WilltoTruth"inthebackground,and
ništa
nothingelse,cannotcertainlyboastofthesharpestears.
Inrare
i
andisolatedcases,itmay
stvarno
reallyhavehappenedthatsuch
je
aWilltoTruth—acertainextravagant
i
andadventurouspluck,ametaphysician'sambitionoftheforlornhope—hasparticipatedtherein:
thatwhichin
na
theendalwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"toa
cijeli
wholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;
there
možda
mayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsofconscience,
koji
whoprefertoputtheirlast
povjerenje
trustinasurenothing,rather
nego
thaninanuncertainsomething.
Ali
ButthatisNihilism,and
na
thesignofadespairing,mortallyweariedsoul,notwithstanding
na
thecourageousbearingsuchavirtue
može
maydisplay.
Itseems,however,tobeotherwise
s
withstrongerandlivelierthinkers
koji
whoarestilleagerforlife.
Inthattheyside
Protiv
AGAINSTappearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthecredibilityoftheirownbodies
o
aboutaslowasthecredibilityoftheocularevidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"
i
andthus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresentbelieveinmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—whoknowsiftheyarenotreallytryingtowinback
nešto
somethingwhichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,
nešto
somethingoftheolddomainofthefaithofformertimes,
možda
perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"perhaps"the
starog
oldGod,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheycould
živjeti
livebetter,thatistosay,morevigorously
i
andmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?
Postoji
ThereisDISTRUSTofthesemodernideasin
ovom
thismodeoflookingatthings,adisbeliefin
sve
allthathasbeenconstructedyesterday
i
andtoday;
thereisperhapssomeslightadmixtureofsatietyandscorn,which
može
cannolongerenduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthemostvariedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentthrowsonthemarket;
adisgustofthemorerefinedtasteatthevillage-fairmotleyness
i
andpatchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhomthereis
ništa
nothingeithernewortrue,exceptthismotleyness.
Thereinitseemstomethatweshouldagree
s
withthoseskepticalanti-realistsandknowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;
theirinstinct,
koji
whichrepelsthemfromMODERNreality,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
nas
us!
ThemainthingaboutthemisNOTthatthey
žele
wishtogo"back,"butthatthey
žele
wishtogetAWAYtherefrom.
A
malo
littleMOREstrength,swing,courage,
i
andartisticpower,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnot
natrag
back!
11.
ItseemstomethatthereiseverywhereanattemptatpresenttodivertattentionfromtheactualinfluencewhichKantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,
a
andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythevaluewhichhesetuponhimself.
KantwasfirstandforemostproudofhisTableofCategories;
s
withitinhishandhesaid:
"Thisisthemostdifficult
stvar
thingthatcouldeverbeundertakenonbehalfofmetaphysics."
Letus
samo
onlyunderstandthis"couldbe"!
HewasproudofhavingDISCOVERED
je
anewfacultyinman,thefacultyofsyntheticjudgment
je
apriori.
Grantingthathedeceivedhimselfinthismatter;
thedevelopment
i
andrapidflourishingofGermanphilosophydependedneverthelessonhispride,
i
andontheeagerrivalryoftheyoungergenerationtodiscover
ako
ifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—of
što
whichtobestillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishightimetodoso.
"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kantaskshimself—andwhatisreallyhis
odgovor
answer?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—butunfortunatelynotin
pet
fivewords,butsocircumstantially,imposingly,
i
andwithsuchdisplayofGermanprofundity
i
andverbalflourishes,thatonealtogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedinsuchan
odgovor
answer.
Peoplewerebesidethemselveswithdelightoverthis
nove
newfaculty,andthejubilationreacheditsclimax
kada
whenKantfurtherdiscoveredamoralfacultyinman—forat
to
thattimeGermanswerestillmoral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."
ThencamethehoneymoonofGermanphilosophy.
Svi
AlltheyoungtheologiansoftheTubingeninstitutionwentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."
I
Andwhatdidtheynotfind—inthatinnocent,rich,
i
andstillyouthfulperiodoftheGermanspirit,towhichRomanticism,themaliciousfairy,piped
i
andsang,whenonecouldnotyetdistinguish
između
between"finding"and"inventing"!
Aboveallafacultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristened
ga
it,intellectualintuition,andtherebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsofthenaturallypious-inclinedGermans.
One
može
candonogreaterwrongtothewholeof
ovom
thisexuberantandeccentricmovement
Što
(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoary
i
andsenileconceptions),thantotakeitseriously,
ili
oreventreatitwithmoralindignation.
Dovoljno
Enough,however—theworldgrewolder,
a
andthedreamvanished.
A
vrijeme
timecamewhenpeoplerubbedtheirforeheads,
i
andtheystillrubthem
danas
today.
Peoplehadbeendreaming,
a
andfirstandforemost—oldKant.
"Bymeansof
je
ameans(faculty)"—hehadsaid,
ili
oratleastmeantto
reći
say.
But,isthat—ananswer?
Anexplanation?
Ili
Orisitnotrathermerelyarepetitionofthequestion?
Kako
Howdoesopiuminducesleep?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthe
liječnik
doctorinMoliere,.
Butsuchrepliesbelongtotherealmofcomedy,anditishigh
vrijeme
timetoreplacetheKantian
pitanje
question,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"
byanotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefinsuchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishigh
vrijeme
timethatweshouldunderstandthatsuchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobetrue,forthesakeofthepreservationofcreatures
poput
likeourselves;
thoughtheystillmightnaturallybefalsejudgments!
Ili
Or,moreplainlyspoken,androughlyandreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;
wehaveno
pravo
righttothem;
inourmouthstheyarenothingbutfalsejudgments.
Samo
Only,ofcourse,thebeliefintheirtruthisnecessary,asplausiblebelief
i
andocularevidencebelongingto
na
theperspectiveviewoflife.
I
Andfinally,tocalltomind
na
theenormousinfluencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—Ihopeyouunderstandits
pravo
righttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughout
na
thewholeofEurope,thereis
nema
nodoubtthatacertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhadashareinit;
thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwas
je
adelighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,
i
andthepoliticalobscurantistsof
svih
allnations,tofindanantidotetothestilloverwhelmingsensualism
koji
whichoverflowedfromthelastcenturyinto
ovaj
this,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...