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PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthisawoman—whatthen?
Istherenotgroundforsuspecting
že
that
allphilosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedto
pochopit
understand
women—thattheterribleseriousness
a
and
clumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhave
obvykle
usually
paidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilled
a
and
unseemlymethodsforwinninga
ženy
woman
?
Certainlyshehasneverallowedherselftobewon;
a
and
atpresenteverykindofdogmastands
s
with
sadanddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!
Fortherearescoffers
kteří
who
maintainthatithasfallen,
že
that
alldogmaliesontheground—nay
víc
more
,thatitisatitslastgasp.
Ale
But
tospeakseriously,thereare
dobré
good
groundsforhopingthat
veškeré
all
dogmatizinginphilosophy,whatever
slavnostní
solemn
,whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsithasassumed,
může
may
havebeenonlyanoblepuerilism
a
and
tyronism;
andprobablythe
čas
time
isathandwhenitwillbeonce
a
and
againunderstoodWHAThas
skutečně
actually
sufficedforthebasisofsuchimposing
a
and
absolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatistshavehithertoreared:
možná
perhaps
somepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchasthesoul-superstition,
která
which
,intheformof
subjektu
subject-
andego-superstition,hasnot
ještě
yet
ceaseddoingmischief):
perhapssome
hrají
play
uponwords,adeceptiononthepartof
gramatiky
grammar
,oranaudaciousgeneralizationof
velmi
very
restricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.
The
filozofie
philosophy
ofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
jen
only
apromiseforthousandsofyears
poté
afterwards
,aswasastrologyin
ještě
still
earliertimes,intheserviceof
které
which
probablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,
a
and
patiencehavebeenspent
než
than
onanyactualsciencehitherto:
weowetoit,
a
and
toits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsia
a
and
Egypt,thegrandstyleofarchitecture.
Itseems
že
that
inordertoinscribethemselvesuponthe
srdce
heart
ofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
všechny
all
greatthingshavefirstto
potulovat
wander
abouttheearthas
obrovské
enormous
andawe-inspiringcaricatures:
dogmatic
filozofie
philosophy
hasbeenacaricatureof
tohoto
this
kind—forinstance,theVedanta
doktrína
doctrine
inAsia,andPlatonisminEurope.
Letusnotbeungratefultoit,
ačkoli
although
itmustcertainlybeconfessed
že
that
theworst,themosttiresome,
a
and
themostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeenadogmatisterror—namely,Plato's
vynález
invention
ofPureSpiritandtheGoodinItself.
Ale
But
nowwhenithasbeensurmounted,
když
when
Europe,ridofthisnightmare,
může
can
againdrawbreathfreely
a
and
atleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,we,
Jejichž
WHOSE
DUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsofallthestrength
které
which
thestruggleagainstthiserrorhasfostered.
Itamountedtotheveryinversionoftruth,
a
and
thedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—the
základní
fundamental
condition—oflife,tospeakof
Duchu
Spirit
andtheGoodasPlatospokeof
nich
them
;
indeedonemightask,asa
lékař
physician
:
"Howdidsuchamaladyattackthat
nejlepší
finest
productofantiquity,Plato?
HadthewickedSocrates
opravdu
really
corruptedhim?
WasSocratesafterallacorrupterofyouths,
a
and
deservedhishemlock?"
Butthe
boj
struggle
againstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,
a
and
forthe"people"—thestruggle
proti
against
theecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianity
Pro
(FOR
CHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropeamagnificent
napětí
tension
ofsoul,suchashadnotexisted
nikde
anywhere
previously;
withsuchatenselystrained
lukem
bow
onecannowaimatthefurthestgoals.
Asamatteroffact,theEuropeanfeels
toto
this
tensionasastateofdistress,
a
and
twiceattemptshavebeenmadeingrand
velkém stylu
style
tounbendthebow:
jednou
once
bymeansofJesuitism,
a
and
thesecondtimebymeansofdemocraticenlightenment—which,
s
with
theaidoflibertyofthepress
a
and
newspaper-reading,might,infact,bringitaboutthatthe
duch
spirit
wouldnotsoeasilyfinditselfin"distress"!
(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcredittothem!
ale
but
theyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
Ale
But
we,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,noreven
dostatečně
sufficiently
Germans,weGOODEUROPEANS,
a
and
free,VERYfreespirits—wehaveit
stále
still
,allthedistressof
ducha
spirit
andallthetensionofits
luk
bow
!
Andperhapsalsothe
šíp
arrow
,theduty,and,whoknows?
THEGOALTO
Zaměřit
AIM
AT....
CHAPTERI.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS
1.
The
Vůle
Will
toTruth,whichistotemptusto
mnoha
many
ahazardousenterprise,thefamousTruthfulnessofwhich
všichni
all
philosophershavehithertospoken
s
with
respect,whatquestionshas
tato
this
WilltoTruthnotlaidbefore
nás
us
!
Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
already
alongstory;
yetitseemsasifitwere
sotva
hardly
commenced.
Isitany
divu
wonder
ifweatlastgrowdistrustful,lose
trpělivost
patience
,andturnimpatientlyaway?
Že
That
thisSphinxteachesusatlasttoaskquestionsourselves?
Kdo
WHO
isitreallythatputsquestionstous
tady
here
?
WHATreallyisthis"WilltoTruth"in
nás
us
?
Infactwemadea
dlouho
long
haltatthequestionastothe
původu
origin
ofthisWill—untilatlastwecametoanabsolutestandstill
před
before
ayetmorefundamentalquestion.
Weinquiredabout
na
the
VALUEofthisWill.
Granted
že
that
wewantthetruth:
Proč
WHY
NOTRATHERuntruth?
Anduncertainty?
Even
neznalost
ignorance
?
Theproblemofthevalueoftruthpresenteditself
před
before
us—orwasitwe
kdo
who
presentedourselvesbeforethe
problém
problem
?
WhichofusistheOedipus
tady
here
?
WhichtheSphinx?
Itwould
zdá
seem
tobearendezvousofquestions
a
and
notesofinterrogation.
Andcoulditbebelieved
že
that
itatlastseemstousasifthe
problém
problem
hadneverbeenpropounded
předtím
before
,asifwewerethefirsttodiscernit,getasightofit,
a
and
RISKRAISINGit?
Forthereis
nebezpečí
risk
inraisingit,perhapsthereisno
větší
greater
risk.
2.
"HOWCOULD
něco
anything
originateoutofitsopposite?
Forexample,truthoutoferror?
nebo
or
theWilltoTruthoutofthe
vůle
will
todeception?
orthegenerousdeedoutof
sobectví
selfishness
?
orthepuresun-bright
vidění
vision
ofthewisemanoutofcovetousness?
Such
geneze
genesis
isimpossible;
whoeverdreamsofitisafool,
ne
nay
,worsethanafool;
thingsofthehighestvalue
musí
must
haveadifferentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—in
tomto
this
transitory,seductive,illusory,paltry
světě
world
,inthisturmoilofdelusion
a
and
cupidity,theycannothavetheir
zdroj
source
.
Butratherinthe
klíně
lap
ofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealed
Bohu
God
,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheir
zdroj
source
,andnowhereelse!"—Thismodeof
uvažování
reasoning
disclosesthetypicalprejudicebywhichmetaphysiciansofalltimes
lze
can
berecognized,thismodeofvaluationisatthebackofalltheirlogicalprocedure;
through
této
this
"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
něco
something
thatisintheend
slavnostně
solemnly
christened"theTruth."
The
základní
fundamental
beliefofmetaphysiciansisTHE
Víra
BELIEF
INANTITHESESOFVALUES.
It
nikdy
never
occurredeventothewariestofthemtodoubt
tady
here
ontheverythreshold(wheredoubt,
však
however
,wasmostnecessary);
thoughtheyhadmadea
slavnostní
solemn
vow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."
Foritmaybedoubted,
prvé
firstly
,whetherantithesesexistatall;
a
and
secondly,whetherthepopularvaluations
a
and
antithesesofvalueupon
které
which
metaphysicianshavesettheir
pečeť
seal
,arenotperhapsmerelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,
kromě
besides
beingprobablymadefromsome
rohu
corner
,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,to
půjčit
borrow
anexpressioncurrentamongpainters.
Inspiteof
veškeré
all
thevaluewhichmaybelongtothetrue,thepositive,
a
and
theunselfish,itmightbe
možné
possible
thatahigherandmorefundamentalvaluefor
život
life
generallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,to
sobectví
selfishness
,andcupidity.
Itmight
dokonce
even
bepossiblethatWHATconstitutesthe
hodnotu
value
ofthosegoodandrespectedthings,consists
právě
precisely
intheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,
a
and
crochetedtotheseevil
a
and
apparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeing
podstatě
essentially
identicalwiththem.
Perhaps!
Ale
But
whowishestoconcernhimselfwithsuchdangerous"Perhapses"!
Forthatinvestigationone
třeba
must
awaittheadventofa
nového
new
orderofphilosophers,suchas
budou
will
haveothertastesandinclinations,
na
the
reverseofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersof
na
the
dangerous"Perhaps"ineverysenseof
na
the
term.
Andtospeakinallseriousness,Iseesuchnewphilosophersbeginningtoappear.
3.
Havingkeptasharpeyeonphilosophers,
a
and
havingreadbetweentheirlines
dlouho
long
enough,Inowsaytomyself
že
that
thegreaterpartofconsciousthinking
musí
must
becountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,
a
and
itissoeveninthe
případě
case
ofphilosophicalthinking;
onehas
tu
here
tolearnanew,asonelearnedanew
o
about
heredityand"innateness."
As
málo
little
astheactof
narození
birth
comesintoconsiderationinthewholeprocess
a
and
procedureofheredity,justas
málo
little
is"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctiveinanydecisivesense;
thegreater
část
part
oftheconsciousthinkingofaphilosopheris
tajně
secretly
influencedbyhisinstincts,
a
and
forcedintodefinitechannels.
A
And
behindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofmovement,therearevaluations,
nebo
or
tospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthemaintenanceofadefinitemodeoflifeForexample,thatthe
jisté
certain
isworthmorethanthe
nejisté
uncertain
,thatillusionislessvaluable
než
than
"truth"suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportancefor
Nás
US
,mightnotwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,suchas
mohou
may
benecessaryforthemaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.
Supposing,ineffect,
že
that
manisnotjustthe"measureofthings."
4.
Thefalsenessofan
názoru
opinion
isnotforusanyobjectiontoit:
itis
tady
here
,perhaps,thatournew
jazyk
language
soundsmoststrangely.
Thequestion
je
is
,howfaranopinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
možná
perhaps
species-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintain
že
that
thefalsestopinions(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsapriori
patří
belong)
,arethemostindispensableto
nás
us
,thatwithoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,
bez
without
acomparisonofreality
s
with
thepurelyIMAGINEDworldoftheabsolute
a
and
immutable,withoutaconstantcounterfeitingofthe
světa
world
bymeansofnumbers,
člověk
man
couldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationof
život
life
,anegationoflife.
TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHASACONDITIONOFLIFE;
thatis
jistě
certainly
toimpugnthetraditionalideasofvalueinadangerousmanner,
a
and
aphilosophywhichventurestodoso,hastherebyaloneplaceditself
mimo
beyond
goodandevil.
5.
Že
That
whichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
a
and
half-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeated
objev
discovery
howinnocenttheyare—how
často
often
andeasilytheymakemistakes
a
and
losetheirway,inshort,
jak
how
childishandchildliketheyare,—but
že
that
thereisnotenoughhonestdealing
s
with
them,whereastheyallraisealoud
a
and
virtuousoutcrywhenthe
problém
problem
oftruthfulnessisevenhintedatintheremotest
způsobem
manner
.
Theyallposeasthoughtheir
skutečné
real
opinionshadbeendiscovered
a
and
attainedthroughtheself-evolvingofa
chladné
cold
,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic(incontrastto
všichni
all
sortsofmystics,who,fairer
a
and
foolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,infact,aprejudiced
tvrzení
proposition
,idea,or"suggestion,"whichis
obecně
generally
theirheart'sdesireabstracted
a
and
refined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtout
po
after
theevent.
Theyare
všichni
all
advocateswhodonotwishtoberegardedas
takové
such
,generallyastutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—and
Velmi
VERY
farfromhavingthe
svědomí
conscience
whichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,
velmi
very
farfromhavingthe
dobrou
good
tasteofthecouragewhichgoesso
daleko
far
astoletthisbeunderstood,
možná
perhaps
towarnfriendorfoe,
nebo
or
incheerfulconfidenceandself-ridicule.
ThespectacleoftheTartufferyofoldKant,
stejně
equally
stiffanddecent,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthat
vedou
lead
(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,we
kteří
who
findnosmallamusementinspyingoutthesubtletricksofoldmoralists
a
and
ethicalpreachers.
Or,still
více
more
so,thehocus-pocusin
matematické
mathematical
form,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyin
pošty
mail
andmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"to
přeložit
translate
thetermfairlyandsquarely—inordertherebytostriketerroratonceintothe
srdci
heart
oftheassailantwhoshoulddaretocasta
pohled
glance
onthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidity
a
and
vulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeofasicklyreclusebetray!
6.
Ithas
postupně
gradually
becomecleartomewhateverygreat
filozofie
philosophy
uptillnowhasconsistedof—namely,the
vyznání
confession
ofitsoriginator,andaspeciesof
nedobrovolné
involuntary
andunconsciousauto-biography;
andmoreover
že
that
themoral(orimmoral)
účel
purpose
ineveryphilosophyhasconstitutedthetruevitalgermoutofwhichthe
celá
entire
planthasalwaysgrown.
Indeed,tounderstand
jak
how
theabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofaphilosopherhavebeenarrivedat,itis
vždy
always
well(andwise)to
nejprve
first
askoneself:
"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Accordingly,Idonotbelieve
že
that
an"impulsetoknowledge"isthe
otcem
father
ofphilosophy;
butthat
jiný
another
impulse,hereaselsewhere,has
pouze
only
madeuseofknowledge(andmistaken
znalosti
knowledge!)
asaninstrument.
Butwhoeverconsidersthe
základní
fundamental
impulsesofmanwithaviewtodetermininghowfartheymayhave
zde
here
actedasINSPIRINGGENII
Či
(or
asdemonsandcobolds),willfind
že
that
theyhaveallpracticedphilosophyatone
době
time
oranother,andthat
každý
each
oneofthemwouldhavebeen
jen
only
toogladtolookuponitselfasthe
konečný
ultimate
endofexistenceandthelegitimate
Pána
LORD
overalltheotherimpulses.
For
každý
every
impulseisimperious,andasSUCH,attemptstophilosophize.
Tobe
určitě
sure
,inthecaseofscholars,inthe
případě
case
ofreallyscientificmen,it
může
may
beotherwise—"better,"ifyouwill;
therethere
může
may
reallybesucha
věc
thing
asan"impulsetoknowledge,"somekindof
malý
small
,independentclock-work,which,when
dobře
well
woundup,worksawayindustriouslytothatend,
Bez
WITHOUT
therestofthescholarlyimpulsestakinganymaterial
část
part
therein.
Theactual"interests"ofthe
učence
scholar
,therefore,aregenerallyin
zcela
quite
anotherdirection—inthefamily,
možná
perhaps
,orinmoney-making,orinpolitics;
itis,infact,
téměř
almost
indifferentatwhatpointofresearchhis
malý
little
machineisplaced,and
zda
whether
thehopefulyoungworkerbecomesagoodphilologist,a
houby
mushroom
specialist,orachemist;
heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecomingthis
nebo
or
that.
Inthephilosopher,onthe
naopak
contrary
,thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;
a
and
aboveall,hismoralityfurnishesadecided
a
and
decisivetestimonyasto
Kdo
WHO
HEIS,—thatistosay,inwhat
pořadí
order
thedeepestimpulsesofhis
povahy
nature
standtoeachother.
7.
Jak
How
maliciousphilosopherscanbe!
Iknowof
nic
nothing
morestingingthanthe
vtip
joke
EpicurustookthelibertyofmakingonPlato
a
and
thePlatonists;
hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginalsense,
a
and
onthefaceofit,the
slovo
word
signifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessories
a
and
lick-spittles;
besidesthis,however,itisasmuchasto
říci
say
,"TheyareallACTORS,thereis
nic
nothing
genuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasa
populární
popular
nameforanactor).
A
And
thelatterisreally
na
the
malignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiose
způsobem
manner
,themiseenscenestyleofwhichPlato
a
and
hisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnotamaster!
On
He
,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,whosatconcealedinhis
malé
little
gardenatAthens,andwrote
tři
three
hundredbooks,perhapsoutofrage
a
and
ambitiousenvyofPlato,whoknows!
Greecetooka
sto
hundred
yearstofindout
kdo
who
thegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.
Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereisa
bod
point
ineveryphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthe
scénu
scene
;
or,toputitinthewordsofan
starověké
ancient
mystery:.
Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
Youdesireto
Žít
LIVE
"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,younobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!
Představte si
Imagine
toyourselvesabeinglikeNature,boundlessly
extravagantní
extravagant
,boundlesslyindifferent,withoutpurpose
nebo
or
consideration,withoutpityor
spravedlnosti
justice
,atoncefruitfulandbarren
a
and
uncertain:
imaginetoyourselves
Lhostejnost
INDIFFERENCE
asapower—howCOULDyou
žít
live
inaccordancewithsuch
lhostejnost
indifference
?
Tolive—isnotthat
jen
just
endeavouringtobeotherwise
než
than
thisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
jiný
different
?
Andgrantedthatyour
imperativ
imperative
,"livingaccordingtoNature,"means
ve skutečnosti
actually
thesameas"living
podle
according
tolife"—howcouldyou
udělat
do
DIFFERENTLY?
Whyshouldyou
dělat
make
aprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,
a
and
mustbe?
Inreality,
však
however
,itisquiteotherwise
s
with
you:
whileyoupretendtoread
s
with
rapturethecanonofyourlawinNature,youwant
něco
something
quitethecontrary,youextraordinarystage-players
a
and
self-deluders!
Inyourprideyouwishto
diktovat
dictate
yourmoralsandidealstoNature,toNatureherself,
a
and
toincorporatethemtherein;
youinsist
že
that
itshallbeNature"accordingtotheStoa,"
a
and
wouldlikeeverythingtobemadeafteryourownimage,asavast,
věčná
eternal
glorificationandgeneralismofStoicism!
S
With
allyourlovefortruth,youhaveforcedyourselvesso
dlouho
long
,sopersistently,andwithsuchhypnoticrigidityto
vidět
see
NatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,
že
that
youarenolongerableto
vidět
see
itotherwise—andtocrownall,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamitehope
že
that
BECAUSEyouareabletotyrannizeoveryourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewill
také
also
allowherselftobetyrannizedover:
isnottheStoica
Součástí
PART
ofNature?...
Butthisisan
starý
old
andeverlastingstory:
whathappenedinoldtimeswiththeStoicsstillhappens
dnes
today
,assoonasevera
filozofie
philosophy
beginstobelieveinitself.
It
vždycky
always
createstheworldinitsownimage;
itcannotdo
jinak
otherwise
;
philosophyisthistyrannical
impuls
impulse
itself,themostspiritual
Vůle
Will
toPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"the
vůle
will
tothecausaprima.
10.
Theeagerness
a
and
subtlety,Ishouldevensaycraftiness,
s
with
whichtheproblemof"thereal
a
and
theapparentworld"isdealt
s
with
atpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishesfoodforthought
a
and
attention;
andhewhohears
jen
only
a"WilltoTruth"inthe
pozadí
background
,andnothingelse,cannot
jistě
certainly
boastofthesharpestears.
Inrare
a
and
isolatedcases,itmay
skutečně
really
havehappenedthatsucha
Vůle
Will
toTruth—acertainextravagant
a
and
adventurouspluck,ametaphysician's
ambice
ambition
oftheforlornhope—hasparticipatedtherein:
thatwhichintheend
vždy
always
prefersahandfulof"certainty"toawholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;
tam
there
mayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsof
svědomí
conscience
,whoprefertoputtheir
poslední
last
trustinasure
nic
nothing
,ratherthaninan
nejisté
uncertain
something.
ButthatisNihilism,
a
and
thesignofadespairing,mortallywearied
duše
soul
,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingsucha
ctnost
virtue
maydisplay.
Itseems,
však
however
,tobeotherwisewithstronger
a
and
livelierthinkerswhoare
stále
still
eagerforlife.
In
že
that
theysideAGAINSTappearance,
a
and
speaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"in
že
that
theyrankthecredibilityoftheirownbodies
o
about
aslowasthe
důvěryhodnost
credibility
oftheocularevidence
že
that
"theearthstandsstill,"
a
and
thus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape
Za
(for
whatdoesoneat
současné
present
believeinmorefirmly
než
than
inone'sbody?),—whoknowsiftheyarenot
opravdu
really
tryingtowinback
něco
something
whichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,
něco
something
oftheolddomainofthe
víry
faith
offormertimes,perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"
možná
perhaps
"theoldGod,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheycould
žít
live
better,thatistosay,morevigorously
a
and
morejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?
Thereis
Nedůvěra
DISTRUST
ofthesemodernideasin
tomto
this
modeoflookingatthings,adisbeliefinallthathasbeenconstructed
včera
yesterday
andtoday;
thereis
možná
perhaps
someslightadmixtureofsatiety
a
and
scorn,whichcannolonger
vydržet
endure
theBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthemostvaried
původu
origin
,suchasso-calledPositivismat
současné
present
throwsonthemarket;
a
znechucení
disgust
ofthemorerefined
chuť
taste
atthevillage-fairmotleyness
a
and
patchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhomthereis
nic
nothing
eithernewortrue,
kromě
except
thismotleyness.
Thereinitseemstome
že
that
weshouldagreewith
těmi
those
skepticalanti-realistsandknowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;
their
instinkt
instinct
,whichrepelsthemfrom
Moderní
MODERN
reality,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
nás
us
!
ThemainthingaboutthemisNOT
že
that
theywishtogo"back,"
ale
but
thattheywishto
dostat
get
AWAYtherefrom.
Alittle
Víc
MORE
strength,swing,courage,and
umělecké
artistic
power,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnotback!
11.
Itseemstomethatthereis
všude
everywhere
anattemptatpresentto
odvrátit
divert
attentionfromtheactualinfluencewhichKantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,
a
and
especiallytoignoreprudentlythe
hodnotu
value
whichhesetuponhimself.
Kantwasfirstand
především
foremost
proudofhisTableofCategories;
s
with
itinhishandhesaid:
"Thisisthemostdifficult
věc
thing
thatcouldeverbeundertakenon
prospěch
behalf
ofmetaphysics."
Letus
jen
only
understandthis"couldbe"!
Hewas
hrdý
proud
ofhavingDISCOVEREDanewfacultyinman,
na
the
facultyofsyntheticjudgmentapriori.
Granting
že
that
hedeceivedhimselfin
této
this
matter;
thedevelopmentandrapidflourishingofGerman
filozofie
philosophy
dependedneverthelessonhispride,
a
and
ontheeagerrivalryofthe
mladší
younger
generationtodiscoverif
možné
possible
something—atallevents"newfaculties"—of
které
which
tobestillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishightimetodoso.
"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kantaskshimself—andwhatisreallyhis
odpověď
answer
?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—but
bohužel
unfortunately
notinfivewords,
ale
but
socircumstantially,imposingly,and
s
with
suchdisplayofGermanprofundity
a
and
verbalflourishes,thatone
zcela
altogether
losessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedin
takové
such
ananswer.
Peoplewerebesidethemselves
s
with
delightoverthisnewfaculty,
a
and
thejubilationreachedits
vrcholu
climax
whenKantfurtherdiscovereda
morální
moral
facultyinman—foratthat
době
time
Germanswerestillmoral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."
ThencamethehoneymoonofGerman
filozofie
philosophy
.
AlltheyoungtheologiansoftheTubingen
ústavu
institution
wentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."
A
And
whatdidtheynotfind—inthatinnocent,rich,
a
and
stillyouthfulperiodoftheGerman
ducha
spirit
,towhichRomanticism,themalicious
víla
fairy
,pipedandsang,whenonecouldnotyetdistinguish
mezi
between
"finding"and"inventing"!
Aboveallafacultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristenedit,
intelektuální
intellectual
intuition,andtherebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsofthe
přirozeně
naturally
pious-inclinedGermans.
Onecan
udělat
do
nogreaterwrongtothewholeofthisexuberant
a
and
eccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstanding
že
that
itdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoary
a
and
senileconceptions),thanto
brát
take
itseriously,oreven
zacházet
treat
itwithmoralindignation.
Enough,however—the
svět
world
grewolder,andthe
sen
dream
vanished.
Atimecame
kdy
when
peoplerubbedtheirforeheads,
a
and
theystillrubthemtoday.
Lidé
People
hadbeendreaming,andfirst
a
and
foremost—oldKant.
"Bymeansofameans(faculty)"—hehadsaid,
nebo
or
atleastmeantto
říct
say
.
But,isthat—ananswer?
An
vysvětlení
explanation
?
Orisitnot
spíše
rather
merelyarepetitionofthequestion?
Jak
How
doesopiuminducesleep?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"
jmenovitě
namely
thevirtusdormitiva,repliesthe
lékař
doctor
inMoliere,.
Butsuchreplies
patří
belong
totherealmof
komedie
comedy
,anditishigh
čas
time
toreplacetheKantianquestion,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"
byanotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefin
takové
such
judgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishigh
čas
time
thatweshouldunderstand
že
that
suchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobetrue,forthesakeofthe
zachování
preservation
ofcreatureslikeourselves;
ačkoli
though
theystillmightnaturallybe
falešné
false
judgments!
Or,moreplainlyspoken,
a
and
roughlyandreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;
wehave
žádné
no
righttothem;
inourmouthstheyarenothingbut
falešné
false
judgments.
Only,ofcourse,the
víra
belief
intheirtruthisnecessary,asplausible
víra
belief
andocularevidencebelongingtothe
pohledu
perspective
viewoflife.
And
konečně
finally
,tocalltomindtheenormous
vliv
influence
which"Germanphilosophy"—Ihopeyouunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthe
celé
whole
ofEurope,thereisnodoubtthatacertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhada
podíl
share
init;
thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwasadelighttothenobleidlers,the
ctnostné
virtuous
,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,
a
and
thepoliticalobscurantistsofallnations,to
najít
find
anantidotetothe
stále
still
overwhelmingsensualismwhichoverflowedfromthelast
století
century
intothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...