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PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthis
एक
a
woman—whatthen?
Istherenotgroundforsuspecting
कि
that
allphilosophers,inso
तक
far
astheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedto
समझने
understand
women—thattheterribleseriousness
और
and
clumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhaveusuallypaidtheiraddressesto
सत्य
Truth
,havebeenunskilledandunseemlymethodsforwinninga
महिला
woman
?
Certainlyshehasneverallowedherselftobewon;
और
and
atpresenteverykindofdogmastandswith
दुखद
sad
anddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!
Fortherearescofferswhomaintainthatithasfallen,that
सभी
all
dogmaliesontheground—naymore,thatitisatits
अंतिम
last
gasp.
Buttospeak
गंभीरता
seriously
,therearegoodgroundsforhoping
कि
that
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whatever
गंभीर
solemn
,whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsithasassumed,may
है
have
beenonlyanoblepuerilism
और
and
tyronism;
andprobablythetimeisathand
जब
when
itwillbeonce
और
and
againunderstoodWHAThas
वास्तव
actually
sufficedforthebasisofsuchimposing
और
and
absolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatistshavehithertoreared:
शायद
perhaps
somepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchasthesoul-superstition,
जो
which
,intheformof
विषय
subject-
andego-superstition,hasnotyetceased
किया
doing
mischief):
perhapssomeplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartof
व्याकरण
grammar
,oranaudaciousgeneralizationof
बहुत
very
restricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.
The
दर्शन
philosophy
ofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
केवल
only
apromiseforthousandsofyears
बाद
afterwards
,aswasastrologyinstill
पहले
earlier
times,intheserviceofwhich
शायद
probably
morelabour,gold,acuteness,and
धैर्य
patience
havebeenspentthanonany
वास्तविक
actual
sciencehitherto:
weowetoit,
और
and
toits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsia
और
and
Egypt,thegrandstyleof
वास्तुकला
architecture
.
Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesuponthe
हृदय
heart
ofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
सभी
all
greatthingshavefirstto
भटकना
wander
abouttheearthas
विशाल
enormous
andawe-inspiringcaricatures:
dogmatic
दर्शन
philosophy
hasbeenacaricatureof
इस
this
kind—forinstance,theVedanta
सिद्धांत
doctrine
inAsia,andPlatonisminEurope.
चलो
Let
usnotbeungratefulto
यह
it
,althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessed
कि
that
theworst,themost
थकाऊ
tiresome
,andthemostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeen
एक
a
dogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionof
शुद्ध
Pure
SpiritandtheGoodinItself.
लेकिन
But
nowwhenithasbeensurmounted,
जब
when
Europe,ridofthis
दुःस्वप्न
nightmare
,canagaindrawbreathfreely
और
and
atleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,
हम
we
,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,are
को
the
heirsofallthe
ताकत
strength
whichthestruggleagainst
इस
this
errorhasfostered.
Itamountedtothe
बहुत
very
inversionoftruth,andthe
इनकार
denial
ofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—of
जीवन
life
,tospeakofSpirit
और
and
theGoodasPlatospokeof
उनके
them
;
indeedonemightask,asa
चिकित्सक
physician
:
"Howdidsuchamaladyattack
उस
that
finestproductofantiquity,Plato?
Hadthe
दुष्ट
wicked
Socratesreallycorruptedhim?
WasSocratesafterallacorrupterofyouths,
और
and
deservedhishemlock?"
Butthe
संघर्ष
struggle
againstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,
और
and
forthe"people"—thestruggle
खिलाफ
against
theecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianity
लिए
(FOR
CHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEurope
एक
a
magnificenttensionofsoul,suchashadnotexistedanywhere
पहले
previously
;
withsuchatensely
तनावपूर्ण
strained
bowonecannowaimat
को
the
furthestgoals.
Asamatterof
वास्तव
fact
,theEuropeanfeelsthis
तनाव
tension
asastateof
संकट
distress
,andtwiceattemptshavebeenmadein
भव्य
grand
styletounbendthe
धनुष
bow
:
oncebymeansofJesuitism,
और
and
thesecondtimebymeansof
लोकतांत्रिक
democratic
enlightenment—which,withtheaidof
स्वतंत्रता
liberty
ofthepressandnewspaper-reading,might,in
वास्तव
fact
,bringitaboutthat
को
the
spiritwouldnotso
आसानी
easily
finditselfin"distress"!
(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—all
श्रेय
credit
tothem!
butthey
फिर
again
madethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
लेकिन
But
we,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,nor
भी
even
sufficientlyGermans,weGOODEUROPEANS,
और
and
free,VERYfreespirits—wehaveit
अभी भी
still
,allthedistressof
आत्मा
spirit
andallthetensionofits
धनुष
bow
!
Andperhapsalsothe
तीर
arrow
,theduty,and,whoknows?
THEGOALTOAIMAT....
अध्याय
CHAPTER
I.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS
1.
TheWillto
सत्य
Truth
,whichistotemptusto
कई
many
ahazardousenterprise,the
प्रसिद्ध
famous
Truthfulnessofwhichallphilosophershavehithertospoken
साथ
with
respect,whatquestionshas
इस
this
WilltoTruthnotlaidbeforeus!
What
अजीब
strange
,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
पहले
already
alongstory;
yetitseemsasifitwere
मुश्किल
hardly
commenced.
Isitany
आश्चर्य
wonder
ifweatlastgrowdistrustful,
खो
lose
patience,andturnimpatiently
दूर
away
?
ThatthisSphinxteachesusatlastto
पूछना
ask
questionsourselves?
WHOisit
वास्तव
really
thatputsquestionstous
यहाँ
here
?
WHATreallyisthis"WilltoTruth"inus?
In
वास्तव
fact
wemadealonghaltatthe
प्रश्न
question
astotheoriginof
इस
this
Will—untilatlastwecametoan
पूर्ण
absolute
standstillbeforeayetmore
मौलिक
fundamental
question.
Weinquiredaboutthe
मूल्य
VALUE
ofthisWill.
Granted
कि
that
wewantthetruth:
क्यों
WHY
NOTRATHERuntruth?
And
अनिश्चितता
uncertainty
?
Evenignorance?
Theproblemof
को
the
valueoftruthpresenteditselfbeforeus—orwasitwewhopresentedourselvesbefore
को
the
problem?
WhichofusistheOedipushere?
कौन सा
Which
theSphinx?
Itwould
प्रतीत
seem
tobearendezvousofquestions
और
and
notesofinterrogation.
Andcoulditbebelieved
कि
that
itatlastseemstousasifthe
समस्या
problem
hadneverbeenpropoundedbefore,asifwewerethefirsttodiscernit,getasightofit,
और
and
RISKRAISINGit?
Forthereis
जोखिम
risk
inraisingit,perhapsthereisno
बड़ा
greater
risk.
2.
"HOWCOULD
चीज़
anything
originateoutofits
विपरीत
opposite
?
Forexample,truthoutof
त्रुटि
error
?
ortheWillto
सत्य
Truth
outofthewillto
धोखे
deception
?
orthegenerousdeedoutof
स्वार्थ
selfishness
?
orthepuresun-bright
दृष्टि
vision
ofthewisemanoutofcovetousness?
Such
उत्पत्ति
genesis
isimpossible;
whoeverdreamsofitis
कोई
a
fool,nay,worsethan
कोई
a
fool;
thingsofthehighest
मूल्य
value
musthaveadifferent
उत्पत्ति
origin
,anoriginofTHEIRown—in
इस
this
transitory,seductive,illusory,paltry
दुनिया
world
,inthisturmoilof
भ्रम
delusion
andcupidity,theycannothavetheir
स्रोत
source
.
Butratherinthe
गोद
lap
ofBeing,intheintransitory,in
को
the
concealedGod,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheir
स्रोत
source
,andnowhereelse!"—Thismodeof
तर्क
reasoning
disclosesthetypicalprejudiceby
जिसके
which
metaphysiciansofalltimes
सकता
can
berecognized,thismodeofvaluationisat
को
the
backofalltheir
तार्किक
logical
procedure;
throughthis"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
कुछ
something
thatisintheendsolemnlychristened"theTruth."
The
मौलिक
fundamental
beliefofmetaphysiciansisTHE
विश्वास
BELIEF
INANTITHESESOFVALUES.
It
नहीं
never
occurredeventothewariestofthemto
संदेह
doubt
hereontheverythreshold(where
संदेह
doubt
,however,wasmostnecessary);
यद्यपि
though
theyhadmadea
गंभीर
solemn
vow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."
Forit
सकता
may
bedoubted,firstly,whetherantitheses
मौजूद
exist
atall;
andsecondly,
कि
whether
thepopularvaluationsandantithesesof
मूल्य
value
uponwhichmetaphysicianshavesettheir
मुहर
seal
,arenotperhapsmerely
सतही
superficial
estimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeingprobablymadefromsome
कोने
corner
,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrow
किसी
an
expressioncurrentamongpainters.
In
बावजूद
spite
ofallthevaluewhichmaybelongtothetrue,thepositive,andtheunselfish,itmightbe
संभव
possible
thatahigherandmore
मौलिक
fundamental
valueforlifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewillto
भ्रम
delusion
,toselfishness,andcupidity.
Itmight
भी
even
bepossiblethatWHATconstitutesthe
मूल्य
value
ofthosegoodandrespectedthings,consists
ठीक
precisely
intheirbeinginsidiously
संबंधित
related
,knotted,andcrochetedto
इन
these
evilandapparentlyopposedthings—perhaps
भी
even
inbeingessentiallyidentical
साथ
with
them.
Perhaps!
Butwhowishestoconcernhimself
साथ
with
suchdangerous"Perhapses"!
Forthatinvestigationone
चाहिए
must
awaittheadventofa
नए
new
orderofphilosophers,suchaswillhave
अन्य
other
tastesandinclinations,thereverseof
उन
those
hithertoprevalent—philosophersofthe
खतरनाक
dangerous
"Perhaps"ineverysenseofthe
शब्द
term
.
Andtospeakinall
गंभीरता
seriousness
,Iseesuchnewphilosophersbeginningto
दिखाई
appear
.
3.
Havingkeptasharpeyeonphilosophers,
और
and
havingreadbetweentheirlineslong
काफी
enough
,Inowsaytomyself
कि
that
thegreaterpartof
सचेत
conscious
thinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,
और
and
itissoeveninthe
मामले
case
ofphilosophicalthinking;
onehas
यहाँ
here
tolearnanew,asone
सीखा
learned
anewaboutheredityand"innateness."
As
कम
little
astheactof
जन्म
birth
comesintoconsiderationinthewholeprocess
और
and
procedureofheredity,justas
कम
little
is"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctivein
किसी
any
decisivesense;
thegreater
भाग
part
oftheconsciousthinkingof
एक
a
philosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,
और
and
forcedintodefinitechannels.
And
पीछे
behind
alllogicanditsseeming
संप्रभुता
sovereignty
ofmovement,therearevaluations,
या
or
tospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthe
रखरखाव
maintenance
ofadefinitemodeof
जीवन
life
Forexample,thatthecertainis
मूल्य
worth
morethantheuncertain,
कि
that
illusionislessvaluable
से
than
"truth"suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulative
महत्व
importance
forUS,mightnotwithstandingbe
केवल
only
superficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,
जैसे
such
asmaybenecessaryforthe
रखरखाव
maintenance
ofbeingssuchasourselves.
Supposing,ineffect,
कि
that
manisnotjustthe"measureofthings."
4.
Thefalsenessofan
राय
opinion
isnotforusany
आपत्ति
objection
toit:
itis
यहाँ
here
,perhaps,thatournew
भाषा
language
soundsmoststrangely.
The
प्रश्न
question
is,howfaran
राय
opinion
islife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
शायद
perhaps
species-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintain
कि
that
thefalsestopinions(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioribelong),arethe
सबसे
most
indispensabletous,that
बिना
without
arecognitionoflogicalfictions,
बिना
without
acomparisonofreality
साथ
with
thepurelyIMAGINEDworldofthe
पूर्ण
absolute
andimmutable,withouta
निरंतर
constant
counterfeitingoftheworldbymeansofnumbers,
मनुष्य
man
couldnotlive—thattherenunciationof
झूठी
false
opinionswouldbearenunciationof
जीवन
life
,anegationoflife.
TO
मान्यता
RECOGNISE
UNTRUTHASACONDITIONOF
जीवन
LIFE
;
thatiscertainlytoimpugnthe
पारंपरिक
traditional
ideasofvaluein
एक
a
dangerousmanner,anda
दर्शन
philosophy
whichventurestodoso,hasthereby
अकेले
alone
placeditselfbeyondgood
और
and
evil.
5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
और
and
half-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeateddiscovery
कितनी
how
innocenttheyare—howoften
और
and
easilytheymakemistakes
और
and
losetheirway,in
संक्षेप
short
,howchildishandchildliketheyare,—but
कि
that
thereisnotenoughhonestdealing
साथ
with
them,whereastheyallraise
एक
a
loudandvirtuousoutcry
जब
when
theproblemoftruthfulnessis
भी
even
hintedatintheremotest
तरीके
manner
.
Theyallposeasthoughtheir
वास्तविक
real
opinionshadbeendiscovered
और
and
attainedthroughtheself-evolvingof
एक
a
cold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic
में
(in
contrasttoallsortsofmystics,who,fairer
और
and
foolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,in
वास्तव
fact
,aprejudicedproposition,idea,
या
or
"suggestion,"whichisgenerallytheirheart's
इच्छा
desire
abstractedandrefined,isdefendedbythem
साथ
with
argumentssoughtoutafterthe
घटना
event
.
Theyarealladvocateswho
करते
do
notwishtoberegardedassuch,
आम तौर पर
generally
astutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—and
बहुत
VERY
farfromhavingthe
विवेक
conscience
whichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,
बहुत
very
farfromhavingthegood
स्वाद
taste
ofthecouragewhichgoesso
दूर
far
astoletthisbeunderstood,
शायद
perhaps
towarnfriendor
दुश्मन
foe
,orincheerfulconfidence
और
and
self-ridicule.
ThespectacleoftheTartufferyof
पुराने
old
Kant,equallystiffand
सभ्य
decent
,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatlead(more
सही
correctly
mislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofindnosmall
मनोरंजन
amusement
inspyingoutthe
सूक्ष्म
subtle
tricksofoldmoralistsand
नैतिक
ethical
preachers.
Or,stillmoreso,thehocus-pocusin
गणितीय
mathematical
form,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhis
दर्शन
philosophy
inmailandmask—in
वास्तव
fact
,the"loveofHISwisdom,"to
अनुवाद
translate
thetermfairlyandsquarely—inordertherebytostrike
आतंक
terror
atonceintothe
दिल
heart
oftheassailantwhoshould
हिम्मत
dare
tocastaglanceonthat
अजेय
invincible
maiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidityandvulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeof
एक
a
sicklyreclusebetray!
6.
Ithasgradually
हो
become
cleartomewhat
प्रत्येक
every
greatphilosophyuptill
अब
now
hasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,
और
and
aspeciesofinvoluntary
और
and
unconsciousauto-biography;
andmoreover
कि
that
themoral(orimmoral)
उद्देश्य
purpose
ineveryphilosophyhasconstitutedthetrue
महत्वपूर्ण
vital
germoutofwhichtheentireplanthas
हमेशा
always
grown.
Indeed,tounderstand
कैसे
how
theabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsof
किसी
a
philosopherhavebeenarrivedat,itis
हमेशा
always
well(andwise)to
पहले
first
askoneself:
"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)
लक्ष्य
aim
at?"
Accordingly,Idonot
मानना
believe
thatan"impulsetoknowledge"isthefatherof
दर्शन
philosophy
;
butthatanotherimpulse,
यहाँ
here
aselsewhere,hasonlymade
उपयोग
use
ofknowledge(andmistaken
ज्ञान
knowledge!)
asaninstrument.
Butwhoeverconsidersthefundamentalimpulsesof
मनुष्य
man
withaviewtodetermininghow
तक
far
theymayhavehereactedasINSPIRINGGENII
या
(or
asdemonsandcobolds),willfindthattheyhave
सभी
all
practicedphilosophyatone
समय
time
oranother,andthat
प्रत्येक
each
oneofthemwouldhavebeenonlytoo
खुशी
glad
tolookuponitselfasthe
अंतिम
ultimate
endofexistenceandthe
वैध
legitimate
LORDoveralltheotherimpulses.
For
प्रत्येक
every
impulseisimperious,andasSUCH,attemptstophilosophize.
Tobesure,inthe
मामले
case
ofscholars,inthe
मामले
case
ofreallyscientificmen,itmaybeotherwise—"better,"
यदि
if
youwill;
theretheremay
वास्तव
really
besuchathingasan"impulsetoknowledge,"
कुछ
some
kindofsmall,independentclock-work,which,
जब
when
wellwoundup,worksawayindustriouslytothat
अंत
end
,WITHOUTtherestofthescholarlyimpulsestakinganymaterial
भाग
part
therein.
Theactual"interests"ofthe
विद्वान
scholar
,therefore,aregenerallyinquiteanotherdirection—inthe
परिवार
family
,perhaps,orinmoney-making,
या
or
inpolitics;
itis,in
वास्तव
fact
,almostindifferentatwhat
बिंदु
point
ofresearchhislittle
मशीन
machine
isplaced,andwhether
को
the
hopefulyoungworkerbecomes
एक
a
goodphilologist,amushroom
विशेषज्ञ
specialist
,orachemist;
heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecoming
यह
this
orthat.
Inthe
दार्शनिक
philosopher
,onthecontrary,thereis
बिल्कुल
absolutely
nothingimpersonal;
andabove
सब
all
,hismoralityfurnishesadecided
और
and
decisivetestimonyasto
कौन
WHO
HEIS,—thatistosay,inwhat
क्रम
order
thedeepestimpulsesofhis
स्वभाव
nature
standtoeachother.
7.
How
दुर्भावनापूर्ण
malicious
philosopherscanbe!
Iknowof
कुछ
nothing
morestingingthanthe
मजाक
joke
EpicurustookthelibertyofmakingonPlatoandthePlatonists;
hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Inits
मूल
original
sense,andonthe
चेहरे
face
ofit,thewordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessories
और
and
lick-spittles;
besidesthis,however,itisasmuchastosay,"Theyare
सभी
all
ACTORS,thereisnothing
वास्तविक
genuine
aboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasa
लोकप्रिय
popular
nameforanactor).
और
And
thelatterisreallythe
घातक
malignant
reproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseenscene
शैली
style
ofwhichPlatoandhisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnota
मास्टर
master
!
He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,whosatconcealedinhislittle
बगीचे
garden
atAthens,andwrote
तीन
three
hundredbooks,perhapsoutof
क्रोध
rage
andambitiousenvyofPlato,whoknows!
Greecetooka
सौ
hundred
yearstofindout
कौन
who
thegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.
Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereis
एक
a
pointineveryphilosophyat
जिस
which
the"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthe
दृश्य
scene
;
or,toputitinthewordsof
एक
an
ancientmystery:.
Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
YoudesiretoLIVE"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,you
महान
noble
Stoics,whatfraudofwords!
कल्पना
Imagine
toyourselvesabeing
तरह
like
Nature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlessly
उदासीन
indifferent
,withoutpurposeorconsideration,
बिना
without
pityorjustice,atoncefruitful
और
and
barrenanduncertain:
imaginetoyourselves
उदासीनता
INDIFFERENCE
asapower—howCOULDyoulivein
अनुसार
accordance
withsuchindifference?
Tolive—isnotthatjustendeavouringtobeotherwise
से
than
thisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,being
अन्यायपूर्ण
unjust
,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
अलग
different
?
Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"living
अनुसार
according
toNature,"meansactuallythe
समान
same
as"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyou
कर
do
DIFFERENTLY?
Whyshouldyoumake
एक
a
principleoutofwhatyouyourselves
हैं
are
,andmustbe?
In
वास्तविकता
reality
,however,itisquiteotherwise
साथ
with
you:
whileyoupretendto
पढ़ने
read
withrapturethecanonofyour
कानून
law
inNature,youwant
कुछ
something
quitethecontrary,you
असाधारण
extraordinary
stage-playersandself-deluders!
Inyourprideyouwishtodictateyourmorals
और
and
idealstoNature,to
प्रकृति
Nature
herself,andtoincorporatethem
उसमें
therein
;
youinsistthatitshallbe
प्रकृति
Nature
"accordingtotheStoa,"
और
and
wouldlikeeverythingtobemade
बाद
after
yourownimage,as
एक
a
vast,eternalglorificationandgeneralismofStoicism!
साथ
With
allyourlovefor
सत्य
truth
,youhaveforcedyourselvesso
लंबे समय
long
,sopersistently,andwith
इतनी
such
hypnoticrigiditytosee
प्रकृति
Nature
FALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,
कि
that
youarenolonger
सक्षम
able
toseeitotherwise—andto
मुकुट
crown
all,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamite
आशा
hope
thatBECAUSEyouare
सक्षम
able
totyrannizeoveryourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewill
भी
also
allowherselftobetyrannized
पर
over
:
isnottheStoica
हिस्सा
PART
ofNature?...
Butthisis
एक
an
oldandeverlastingstory:
whathappenedinoldtimes
साथ
with
theStoicsstillhappens
आज
today
,assoonasever
कोई
a
philosophybeginstobelieveinitself.
It
हमेशा
always
createstheworldinitsown
छवि
image
;
itcannotdootherwise;
दर्शन
philosophy
isthistyrannicalimpulseitself,the
सबसे
most
spiritualWilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"thewilltothecausaprima.
10.
Theeagerness
और
and
subtlety,Ishouldeven
कह
say
craftiness,withwhichthe
समस्या
problem
of"therealandthe
स्पष्ट
apparent
world"isdealtwithat
वर्तमान
present
throughoutEurope,furnishesfoodforthought
और
and
attention;
andhewhohears
केवल
only
a"WilltoTruth"inthe
पृष्ठभूमि
background
,andnothingelse,cannot
निश्चित
certainly
boastofthesharpestears.
In
दुर्लभ
rare
andisolatedcases,itmay
वास्तव
really
havehappenedthatsuch
एक
a
WilltoTruth—acertain
असाधारण
extravagant
andadventurouspluck,ametaphysician's
महत्वाकांक्षा
ambition
oftheforlornhope—hasparticipatedtherein:
thatwhichinthe
अंत
end
alwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"to
एक
a
wholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;
theremayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsof
विवेक
conscience
,whoprefertoputtheir
अंतिम
last
trustinasurenothing,
बजाय
rather
thaninanuncertainsomething.
लेकिन
But
thatisNihilism,andthe
संकेत
sign
ofadespairing,mortallywearied
आत्मा
soul
,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingsuch
एक
a
virtuemaydisplay.
Itseems,
हालांकि
however
,tobeotherwisewith
मजबूत
stronger
andlivelierthinkerswhoare
अभी भी
still
eagerforlife.
Inthattheyside
विरुद्ध
AGAINST
appearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthe
विश्वसनीयता
credibility
oftheirownbodiesaboutaslowasthe
विश्वसनीयता
credibility
oftheocularevidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"andthus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurest
कब्जे
possession
toescape(forwhatdoesoneat
वर्तमान
present
believeinmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—whoknowsiftheyarenot
वास्तव
really
tryingtowinback
कुछ
something
whichwasformerlyan
भी
even
securerpossession,somethingofthe
पुराने
old
domainofthefaithofformertimes,
शायद
perhaps
the"immortalsoul,"perhaps"the
पुराने
old
God,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheycouldlivebetter,thatistosay,more
जोरदार
vigorously
andmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?
ThereisDISTRUSTof
इन
these
modernideasinthismodeoflookingatthings,adisbeliefinallthathasbeenconstructed
कल
yesterday
andtoday;
thereis
शायद
perhaps
someslightadmixtureofsatiety
और
and
scorn,whichcannolongerendure
को
the
BRIC-A-BRACofideasof
को
the
mostvariedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismat
वर्तमान
present
throwsonthemarket;
a
घृणा
disgust
ofthemorerefined
स्वाद
taste
atthevillage-fairmotleynessandpatchinessof
सभी
all
thesereality-philosophasters,inwhomthereis
कुछ
nothing
eithernewortrue,
छोड़कर
except
thismotleyness.
Thereinitseemstome
कि
that
weshouldagreewith
उन
those
skepticalanti-realistsandknowledge-microscopistsofthe
वर्तमान
present
day;
theirinstinct,whichrepelsthemfrom
आधुनिक
MODERN
reality,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-paths
चिंता
concern
us!
Themainthing
बारे
about
themisNOTthattheywishto
जाना
go
"back,"butthattheywishtoget
दूर
AWAY
therefrom.
AlittleMOREstrength,
स्विंग
swing
,courage,andartisticpower,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnot
वापस
back
!
11.
Itseemstomethatthereis
हर जगह
everywhere
anattemptatpresenttodivert
ध्यान
attention
fromtheactualinfluencewhichKantexercisedonGerman
दर्शन
philosophy
,andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythe
मूल्य
value
whichhesetuponhimself.
Kantwasfirstandforemost
गर्व
proud
ofhisTableofCategories;
withitinhis
हाथ
hand
hesaid:
"Thisisthe
सबसे
most
difficultthingthatcouldeverbeundertakenon
ओर
behalf
ofmetaphysics."
Letus
केवल
only
understandthis"couldbe"!
Hewas
गर्व
proud
ofhavingDISCOVEREDa
नई
new
facultyinman,thefacultyofsynthetic
निर्णय
judgment
apriori.
Grantingthathedeceivedhimselfinthis
मामले
matter
;
thedevelopmentandrapidflourishingofGerman
दर्शन
philosophy
dependedneverthelessonhis
गर्व
pride
,andontheeager
प्रतिद्वंद्विता
rivalry
oftheyoungergenerationto
खोजने
discover
ifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—of
जिसके
which
tobestillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishightimeto
की
do
so.
"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kantaskshimself—andwhatis
वास्तव
really
hisanswer?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—butunfortunatelynotin
पांच
five
words,butsocircumstantially,imposingly,
और
and
withsuchdisplayofGermanprofundity
और
and
verbalflourishes,thatonealtogether
खो
loses
sightofthecomicalniaiserieallemande
शामिल
involved
insuchananswer.
Peoplewerebesidethemselveswithdelightoverthis
नई
new
faculty,andthejubilationreacheditsclimax
जब
when
Kantfurtherdiscovereda
नैतिक
moral
facultyinman—forat
उस
that
timeGermanswerestill
नैतिक
moral
,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."
Thencamethe
हनीमून
honeymoon
ofGermanphilosophy.
Allthe
युवा
young
theologiansoftheTubingen
संस्थान
institution
wentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."
और
And
whatdidtheynotfind—in
उस
that
innocent,rich,andstill
युवा
youthful
periodoftheGerman
आत्मा
spirit
,towhichRomanticism,the
दुर्भावनापूर्ण
malicious
fairy,pipedandsang,
जब
when
onecouldnotyet
अंतर
distinguish
between"finding"and"inventing"!
ऊपर
Above
allafacultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristened
इसे
it
,intellectualintuition,andtherebygratified
को
the
mostearnestlongingsof
को
the
naturallypious-inclinedGermans.
One
सकता
can
donogreaterwrongtothewholeofthisexuberant
और
and
eccentricmovement(whichwas
वास्तव
really
youthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfso
साहसपूर्वक
boldly
,inhoaryandsenileconceptions),
से
than
totakeitseriously,
या
or
eventreatitwith
नैतिक
moral
indignation.
Enough,however—theworldgrewolder,
और
and
thedreamvanished.
A
समय
time
camewhenpeoplerubbedtheirforeheads,
और
and
theystillrubthem
आज
today
.
Peoplehadbeendreaming,
और
and
firstandforemost—oldKant.
"Bymeansofameans(faculty)"—hehadsaid,
या
or
atleastmeanttosay.
लेकिन
But
,isthat—ananswer?
An
स्पष्टीकरण
explanation
?
Orisitnotrather
केवल
merely
arepetitionofthe
प्रश्न
question
?
Howdoesopiuminduce
नींद
sleep
?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"
अर्थात्
namely
thevirtusdormitiva,repliesthe
डॉक्टर
doctor
inMoliere,.
Butsuchrepliesbelongtotherealmof
हास्य
comedy
,anditishigh
समय
time
toreplacetheKantian
प्रश्न
question
,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"
by
अन्य
another
question,"Whyisbeliefinsuchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishigh
समय
time
thatweshouldunderstand
कि
that
suchjudgmentsmustbe
माना
believed
tobetrue,forthesakeofthe
संरक्षण
preservation
ofcreatureslikeourselves;
हालांकि
though
theystillmightnaturallybefalsejudgments!
या
Or
,moreplainlyspoken,and
मोटे तौर पर
roughly
andreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;
we
है
have
norighttothem;
inourmouthstheyare
कुछ
nothing
butfalsejudgments.
Only,ofcourse,the
विश्वास
belief
intheirtruthis
आवश्यक
necessary
,asplausiblebeliefandocularevidencebelongingtotheperspectiveviewof
जीवन
life
.
Andfinally,tocalltomindthe
भारी
enormous
influencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—I
आशा
hope
youunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthe
पूरे
whole
ofEurope,thereisno
संदेह
doubt
thatacertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhada
हिस्सा
share
init;
thankstoGerman
दर्शन
philosophy
,itwasadelighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,
और
and
thepoliticalobscurantistsof
सभी
all
nations,tofindanantidotetothe
अभी भी
still
overwhelmingsensualismwhichoverflowedfromthelast
शताब्दी
century
intothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...