PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthis
egy
awoman—whatthen?Istherenotgroundfor
gyanakodni
suspectingthatallphilosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havenem
failedtounderstandwomen—thattheszörnyű
terribleseriousnessandclumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhaveáltalában
usuallypaidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilledés
andunseemlymethodsforwinningegy
awoman?Certainlyshehasnever
engedte
allowedherselftobewon;és
andatpresenteverykindofdogmastandswithsadés
anddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!Fortherearescoffers
akik
whomaintainthatithasfallen,hogy
thatalldogmaliesontheground—naymore,hogy
thatitisatitsutolsó
lastgasp.Buttospeak
komolyan
seriously,therearegoodgroundsforhopingthatminden
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whateverünnepélyes
solemn,whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsitvan
hasassumed,mayhavebeencsak
onlyanoblepuerilismandtyronism;és
andprobablythetimeisathandamikor
whenitwillbeonceés
andagainunderstoodWHAThasvalójában
actuallysufficedforthebasisofolyan
suchimposingandabsolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatistsvolt
havehithertoreared:perhapssome
népszerű
popularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchasthesoul-superstition,amely
which,intheformofsubject-és
andego-superstition,hasnotyetceaseddoingmischief):talán
perhapssomeplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartofnyelvtan
grammar,oranaudaciousgeneralizationofnagyon
veryrestricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.Thephilosophyofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
csak
onlyapromiseforthousandsofyearskésőbb
afterwards,aswasastrologyinmég
stillearliertimes,intheserviceofwhichvalószínűleg
probablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,és
andpatiencehavebeenspentthanonbármely
anyactualsciencehitherto:weowetoit,
és
andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsiaés
andEgypt,thegrandstyleofarchitecture.Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesupontheheartof
emberiség
humanitywitheverlastingclaims,allnagy
greatthingshavefirsttovándorolnia
wanderabouttheearthasóriási
enormousandawe-inspiringcaricatures:dogmatic
filozófia
philosophyhasbeenacaricatureofthiskind—forinstance,theVedantatanítás
doctrineinAsia,andPlatonisminEurope.Letusnotbeungratefultoit,
bár
althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthatthelegrosszabb
worst,themosttiresome,andthemostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeenegy
adogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionofTiszta
PureSpiritandtheGoodinItself.De
Butnowwhenithasbeensurmounted,amikor
whenEurope,ridofthisnightmare,canújra
againdrawbreathfreelyandatleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,mi
we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsofallthestrengthwhichtheküzdelem
struggleagainstthiserrorhasfostered.Itamountedtotheveryinversionof
igazság
truth,andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thealapvető
fundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakofSpirités
andtheGoodasPlatospokeofthem;indeedonemightask,asaphysician:
"Howdid
ilyen
suchamaladyattackthatlegkiválóbb
finestproductofantiquity,Plato?Had
a
thewickedSocratesreallycorruptedőt
him?WasSocratesafterallacorrupterofyouths,
és
anddeservedhishemlock?"Butthe
küzdelem
struggleagainstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,és
andforthe"people"—thestruggleellen
againsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofKereszténység
Christianity(FORCHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropeacsodálatos
magnificenttensionofsoul,suchasvagy
hadnotexistedanywherepreviously;with
ilyen
suchatenselystrainedbowonecannowaimatthefurthestgoals.Asamatterof
valójában
fact,theEuropeanfeelsthistensionasastateofdistress,és
andtwiceattemptshavebeenhogy
madeingrandstyletounbendthebow:egyszer
oncebymeansofJesuitism,és
andthesecondtimebymeansofdemokratikus
democraticenlightenment—which,withtheaidoflibertyofthepressés
andnewspaper-reading,might,infact,bringitaboutthatthelélek
spiritwouldnotsoeasilytalálja
finditselfin"distress"!(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcreditto
nekik
them!buttheyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
De
Butwe,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,norevensufficientlyGermans,weJó
GOODEUROPEANS,andfree,VERYszabad
freespirits—wehaveitstill,minden
allthedistressofspirités
andallthetensionofitsbow!És
Andperhapsalsothearrow,a
theduty,and,whoknows?THEGOALTOAIMAT....
Fejezet
CHAPTERI.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS1.
TheWillto
Igazság
Truth,whichistotemptustosok
manyahazardousenterprise,thehíres
famousTruthfulnessofwhichallphilosophershavehithertospokenwithrespect,whatquestionshasez
thisWilltoTruthnotlaidbeforeminket
us!Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itisalready
egy
alongstory;yetitseemsasifitwere
alig
hardlycommenced.Isitany
csoda
wonderifweatlastgrowdistrustful,losepatience,és
andturnimpatientlyaway?That
ez
thisSphinxteachesusatlasttokérdezzük
askquestionsourselves?WHOisitreallythatputsquestionstoushere?
WHATreallyis
ez
this"WilltoTruth"inus?In
valójában
factwemadealonghaltatthekérdés
questionastotheoriginofthisWill—untilatlastwecametoanabsolutestandstillelőtt
beforeayetmorefundamentalkérdés
question.WeinquiredabouttheVALUEofthisWill.
Granted
hogy
thatwewantthetruth:Miért
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?And
bizonytalanság
uncertainty?Evenignorance?
Theproblemofthevalueof
igazság
truthpresenteditselfbeforeus—orwasitweakik
whopresentedourselvesbeforetheprobléma
problem?WhichofusistheOedipushere?
Melyik
WhichtheSphinx?Itwouldseemtobearendezvousofquestions
és
andnotesofinterrogation.And
lehet
coulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasiftheproblemvolna
hadneverbeenpropoundedbefore,asifwewerethefirsttodiscernit,getasightofit,és
andRISKRAISINGit?Forthereis
kockázat
riskinraisingit,perhapsthereisnincs
nogreaterrisk.2.
"HOWCOULD
valami
anythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?Forexample,
igazság
truthoutoferror?ortheWillto
Igazság
Truthoutofthewilltomegtévesztés
deception?orthegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?
vagy
orthepuresun-brightvisionofthebölcs
wisemanoutofcovetousness?Ilyen
Suchgenesisisimpossible;whoeverdreamsofitisafool,
sőt
nay,worsethanafool;thingsofthehighestvaluemusthavea
más
differentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—inthistransitory,csábító
seductive,illusory,paltryworld,inthisturmoilofdelusionés
andcupidity,theycannothavetheirsource.De
ButratherinthelapofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealedGod,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREkell
mustbetheirsource,andsehol
nowhereelse!"—Thismodeofreasoningdisclosesthetipikus
typicalprejudicebywhichmetaphysiciansofminden
alltimescanberecognized,ez
thismodeofvaluationisatthebackofminden
alltheirlogicalprocedure;throughthis"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"forsomething
amit
thatisintheendünnepélyesen
solemnlychristened"theTruth."The
alapvető
fundamentalbeliefofmetaphysiciansisTHEHit
BELIEFINANTITHESESOFVALUES.Itneveroccurredeventothewariestofthemtodoubthereontheverythreshold(wheredoubt,
azonban
however,wasmostnecessary);thoughtheyhadmadea
ünnepélyes
solemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."Foritmaybedoubted,
először
firstly,whetherantithesesexistatall;és
andsecondly,whetherthepopularvaluationsés
andantithesesofvalueuponwhichmetaphysicianshavesettheirseal,arenotperhapscsupán
merelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeingprobablyhogy
madefromsomecorner,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrowegy
anexpressioncurrentamongpainters.In
annak ellenére
spiteofallthevaluewhichmaybelongtothetrue,thepositive,és
andtheunselfish,itmightbelehetséges
possiblethatahigherandmorefundamentalvalueforlifeáltalában
generallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,toselfishness,és
andcupidity.ItmightevenbepossiblethatWHATconstitutesthevalueofthose
jó
goodandrespectedthings,consistséppen
preciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,és
andcrochetedtotheseevilés
andapparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeinglényegében
essentiallyidenticalwiththem.Perhaps!
De
Butwhowishestoconcernhimselfwithilyen
suchdangerous"Perhapses"!Forthatinvestigationonemustawaittheadventofa
új
neworderofphilosophers,suchaslesznek
willhaveothertastesandinclinations,thereverseofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersoftheveszélyes
dangerous"Perhaps"ineverysenseofthekifejezés
term.Andtospeakin
minden
allseriousness,Iseesuchúj
newphilosophersbeginningtoappear.3.
Havingkeptasharpeyeonphilosophers,
és
andhavingreadbetweentheirlinessokáig
longenough,Inowsaytomyselfthatthenagyobb
greaterpartofconsciousthinkingkell
mustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,és
anditissoeveninthecaseoffilozófiai
philosophicalthinking;onehashereto
tanulni
learnanew,asonelearnedanewaboutheredityés
and"innateness."Aslittleastheactofbirthcomesintoconsiderationinthewholeprocess
és
andprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctiveinbármilyen
anydecisivesense;thegreaterpartofthe
tudatos
consciousthinkingofaphilosopheristitokban
secretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,és
andforcedintodefinitechannels.És
Andbehindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofmozgás
movement,therearevaluations,ortospeaktöbbet
moreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthemaintenanceofegy
adefinitemodeoflifeForexample,thatthecertainisér
worthmorethantheuncertain,thatillúzió
illusionislessvaluablethan"truth"suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportanceforUS,mightnotwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybenecessaryforthemaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.Supposing,ineffect,
hogy
thatmanisnotjustthe"measureofthings."4.
Thefalsenessof
egy
anopinionisnotforusanykifogás
objectiontoit:itishere,
talán
perhaps,thatournewlanguagesoundsmoststrangely.The
kérdés
questionis,howfaranvélemény
opinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,talán
perhapsspecies-rearing,andwearealapvetően
fundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinions(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioribelong),aretheleginkább
mostindispensabletous,thatnélkül
withoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,nélkül
withoutacomparisonofrealitywiththetisztán
purelyIMAGINEDworldoftheabszolút
absoluteandimmutable,withoutaállandó
constantcounterfeitingoftheworldbymeansofnumbers,ember
mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationofélet
life,anegationoflife.TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHASACONDITIONOF
Élet
LIFE;thatiscertainlytoimpugnthe
hagyományos
traditionalideasofvalueinegy
adangerousmanner,andafilozófia
philosophywhichventurestodoso,hastherebyegyedül
aloneplaceditselfbeyondgoodés
andevil.5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstobe
tekintjük
regardedhalf-distrustfullyandhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeatedfelfedezés
discoveryhowinnocenttheyare—howgyakran
oftenandeasilytheymakemistakesés
andlosetheirway,inshort,milyen
howchildishandchildliketheyare,—butthatnem
thereisnotenoughhonestdealingwiththem,whereastheyallraiseahangosan
loudandvirtuousoutcrywhentheproblemoftruthfulnessisevenhintedatintheremotestmanner.Theyallposeasthoughtheir
valódi
realopinionshadbeendiscoveredés
andattainedthroughtheself-evolvingofegy
acold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic(incontrasttoallsortsofmystics,akik
who,fairerandfoolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,invalójában
fact,aprejudicedproposition,idea,vagy
or"suggestion,"whichisgenerallytheirheart'svágya
desireabstractedandrefined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtoutután
aftertheevent.Theyarealladvocates
akik
whodonotwishtoberegardedasolyan
such,generallyastutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,amely
whichtheydub"truths,"—andVERYmessze
farfromhavingtheconscienceamely
whichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,nagyon
veryfarfromhavingthejó
goodtasteofthecourageamely
whichgoessofarastoletezt
thisbeunderstood,perhapstofigyelmeztesse
warnfriendorfoe,orinvidám
cheerfulconfidenceandself-ridicule.ThespectacleoftheTartufferyof
régi
oldKant,equallystiffandtisztességes
decent,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatvezetnek
lead(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,weakik
whofindnosmallamusementinspyingoutthefinom
subtletricksofoldmoralistsés
andethicalpreachers.Or,stillmoreso,thehocus-pocusin
matematikai
mathematicalform,bymeansofwhichSpinozavagy
has,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyinmailés
andmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totranslatethetermtisztességesen
fairlyandsquarely—inordertherebytostriketerroratonceintotheheartoftheassailantaki
whoshoulddaretocastegy
aglanceonthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidityés
andvulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeofegy
asicklyreclusebetray!6.
Ithas
fokozatosan
graduallybecomecleartomewhatminden
everygreatphilosophyuptillnowhasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,és
andaspeciesofinvoluntaryés
andunconsciousauto-biography;andmoreoverthat
az
themoral(orimmoral)purposeinminden
everyphilosophyhasconstitutedthetruelétfontosságú
vitalgermoutofwhichaz
theentireplanthasalwaysgrown.Indeed,tounderstand
hogyan
howtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofegy
aphilosopherhavebeenarrivedat,itismindig
alwayswell(andwise)toelőször
firstaskoneself:"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Ennek megfelelően
Accordingly,Idonotbelievethatan"impulsetoknowledge"isthefatheroffilozófia
philosophy;butthatanotherimpulse,hereas
máshol
elsewhere,hasonlymadeuseofknowledge(andmistakenknowledge!)as
egy
aninstrument.Butwhoeverconsidersthe
alapvető
fundamentalimpulsesofmanwithaviewtodeterminingmilyen
howfartheymayhavehereactedasINSPIRINGGENIIVagy
(orasdemonsandcobolds),willtalálja
findthattheyhaveallpracticedphilosophyatonetimevagy
oranother,andthateachoneofthemwouldvolna
havebeenonlytoogladtolookuponitselfasthevégső
ultimateendofexistenceandthetörvényes
legitimateLORDoverallthemás
otherimpulses.Foreveryimpulseisimperious,
és
andasSUCH,attemptstophilosophize.Tobesure,inthecaseofscholars,inthecaseof
igazán
reallyscientificmen,itmaybeotherwise—"better,"ha
ifyouwill;theretheremayreallybe
olyan
suchathingasan"impulsetoknowledge,"somekindofkis
small,independentclock-work,which,whenjól
wellwoundup,worksawayindustriouslytothatend,WITHOUTthetöbbi
restofthescholarlyimpulsestakingbármilyen
anymaterialparttherein.The
tényleges
actual"interests"ofthescholar,tehát
therefore,aregenerallyinquiteanotherdirection—inthefamily,talán
perhaps,orinmoney-making,orinpolitics;itis,in
valójában
fact,almostindifferentatwhatpointofkutatás
researchhislittlemachineisplaced,és
andwhetherthehopefulyoungworkerlesz
becomesagoodphilologist,amushroomspecialist,vagy
orachemist;heisnotCHARACTERISEDby
lesz
becomingthisorthat.Inthephilosopher,onthecontrary,thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;
és
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesadöntő
decidedanddecisivetestimonyastoKi
WHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhatsorrendben
orderthedeepestimpulsesofhisnaturestandtoeachother.7.
Milyen
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!Iknowof
semmi
nothingmorestingingthanthevicc
jokeEpicurustookthelibertyofcsinált
makingonPlatoandthePlatonists;hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Inits
eredeti
originalsense,andonthefaceofit,theszó
wordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessoriesés
andlick-spittles;besidesthis,however,itisasmuchastosay,"TheyareallACTORS,thereis
semmi
nothinggenuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasanépszerű
popularnameforanactor).És
Andthelatterisreallytherosszindulatú
malignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseenscene
stílus
styleofwhichPlatoandhisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnotamester
master!He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,who
ült
satconcealedinhislittlegardenatAthens,és
andwrotethreehundredbooks,talán
perhapsoutofrageandambiciózus
ambitiousenvyofPlato,whotudja
knows!Greecetookahundredyearstofindoutwho
a
thegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereis
egy
apointineveryphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthefilozófus
philosopherappearsonthescene;vagy
or,toputitinthewordsofegy
anancientmystery:.Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
Youdesireto
Élni
LIVE"accordingtoNature"?Oh,you
nemes
nobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!Imaginetoyourselves
egy
abeinglikeNature,boundlesslyextravagáns
extravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,withoutpurposevagy
orconsideration,withoutpityorjustice,atoncefruitfulés
andbarrenanduncertain:imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEas
egy
apower—howCOULDyouliveinösszhangban
accordancewithsuchindifference?Tolive—isnotthat
csak
justendeavouringtobeotherwisemint
thanthisNature?Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobedifferent?
És
Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"livingaccordingtoNature,"jelenti
meansactuallythesameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyoudoMásképp
DIFFERENTLY?Whyshouldyoumakeaprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,
és
andmustbe?Inreality,
azonban
however,itisquiteotherwisewithyou:míg
whileyoupretendtoreadwithrapturethecanonofyourlawinTermészet
Nature,youwantsomethingquitethecontrary,yourendkívüli
extraordinarystage-playersandself-deluders!Inyourprideyouwishto
diktálni
dictateyourmoralsandidealstoNature,toNatureherself,és
andtoincorporatethemtherein;you
ragaszkodsz
insistthatitshallbeTermészet
Nature"accordingtotheStoa,"és
andwouldlikeeverythingtobemadeafteryoursaját
ownimage,asavast,örök
eternalglorificationandgeneralismofStoicism!Withallyourlovefor
igazság
truth,youhaveforcedyourselvessosokáig
long,sopersistently,andwitholyan
suchhypnoticrigiditytoseeNatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,thatyouarenem
nolongerabletoseeitotherwise—andtocrownall,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamitehopethatBECAUSEyouareabletotyrannizeoveryourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewillalsoallowherselftobetyrannizedover:isnottheStoica
Része
PARTofNature?...Butthisis
egy
anoldandeverlastingstory:what
történt
happenedinoldtimeswiththeStoicsmég
stillhappenstoday,assoonaseveregy
aphilosophybeginstobelieveinitself.It
mindig
alwayscreatestheworldinitssaját
ownimage;itcannotdo
másképp
otherwise;philosophyisthistyrannical
impulzus
impulseitself,themostspiritualAkarat
WilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"theakarat
willtothecausaprima.10.
Theeagerness
és
andsubtlety,Ishouldevensaycraftiness,withwhichtheproblemof"therealés
andtheapparentworld"isdealtwithatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishesfoodforthoughtés
andattention;andhewhohears
csak
onlya"WilltoTruth"inthebackground,és
andnothingelse,cannotcertainlybüszkélkedhet
boastofthesharpestears.In
ritka
rareandisolatedcases,itmaytényleg
reallyhavehappenedthatsuchegy
aWilltoTruth—acertainextravagáns
extravagantandadventurouspluck,ametaphysician'sambitionoftheforlornhope—hasrészt
participatedtherein:thatwhichintheend
mindig
alwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"toegy
awholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;theremayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsofconscience,
akik
whoprefertoputtheirutolsó
lasttrustinasurenothing,rathermint
thaninanuncertainsomething.De
ButthatisNihilism,andthejele
signofadespairing,mortallyweariedlélek
soul,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingilyen
suchavirtuemaydisplay.Itseems,
azonban
however,tobeotherwisewitherősebb
strongerandlivelierthinkerswhoarestilleagerforlife.Inthattheyside
Ellen
AGAINSTappearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthehitelességét
credibilityoftheirownbodiesaboutaslowasthehitelességét
credibilityoftheocularevidencethat"theföld
earthstandsstill,"andthus,nyilvánvalóan
apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresentbelieveinmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—whotudja
knowsiftheyarenottényleg
reallytryingtowinbackvalami
somethingwhichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,valami
somethingoftheolddomainofthefaithofkorábbi
formertimes,perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"talán
perhaps"theoldGod,"inshort,ideasbyami
whichtheycouldlivebetter,thatistosay,morevigorouslyés
andmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?ThereisDISTRUSTofthese
modern
modernideasinthismodeoflookingatthings,adisbeliefinallhogy
thathasbeenconstructedyesterdayés
andtoday;thereisperhaps
némi
someslightadmixtureofsatietyés
andscorn,whichcannolongerenduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthemostvariederedetű
origin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentdobja
throwsonthemarket;a
undor
disgustofthemorerefinedízlés
tasteatthevillage-fairmotleynessés
andpatchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhomthereissemmi
nothingeithernewortrue,kivéve
exceptthismotleyness.Thereinitseemstomethatwe
kell
shouldagreewiththoseskepticalanti-realistsés
andknowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;theirinstinct,
ami
whichrepelsthemfromMODERNreality,isunrefuted...whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
minket
us!ThemainthingaboutthemisNOTthattheywishto
menni
go"back,"butthattheywishtogetEl
AWAYtherefrom.AlittleMOREstrength,swing,
bátorság
courage,andartisticpower,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnotvissza
back!11.
Itseemstome
amit
thatthereiseverywhereanattemptatpresenttodivertfigyelmet
attentionfromtheactualinfluencewhichKantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,és
andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythevaluewhichhesetuponhimself.Kantwasfirstand
elsősorban
foremostproudofhisTableofCategories;withitinhishandhe
mondta
said:"Thisisthemostdifficult
dolog
thingthatcouldeverbeundertakenonbehalfofmetaphysics."Letus
csak
onlyunderstandthis"couldbe"!Hewas
büszke
proudofhavingDISCOVEREDaúj
newfacultyinman,thefacultyofsyntheticítélet
judgmentapriori.Grantingthathedeceivedhimselfinthismatter;
thedevelopment
és
andrapidflourishingofGermanfilozófia
philosophydependedneverthelessonhispride,és
andontheeagerrivalryoftheyoungergenerationtodiscoverha
ifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobemég
stillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishightimetodoso."HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kantaskshimself—andwhatisreallyhisanswer?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—but
sajnos
unfortunatelynotinfivewords,de
butsocircumstantially,imposingly,andwithsuchdisplayofGermanprofundityés
andverbalflourishes,thatoneteljesen
altogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedinsuchananswer.Emberek
Peoplewerebesidethemselveswithöröm
delightoverthisnewfaculty,és
andthejubilationreacheditsclimaxamikor
whenKantfurtherdiscoveredaerkölcsi
moralfacultyinman—foratthatidőben
timeGermanswerestillmoral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."Then
jött
camethehoneymoonofGermanfilozófia
philosophy.AlltheyoungtheologiansoftheTubingen
intézmény
institutionwentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."És
Andwhatdidtheynotfind—inthatártatlan
innocent,rich,andstillyouthfulperiodoftheGermanszellem
spirit,towhichRomanticism,therosszindulatú
maliciousfairy,pipedandsang,amikor
whenonecouldnotyetmegkülönböztetni
distinguishbetween"finding"and"inventing"!Aboveallafacultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristenedit,
intellektuális
intellectualintuition,andtherebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsofthenaturallypious-inclinedGermans.Onecando
nem
nogreaterwrongtothewholeofthisexuberantés
andeccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoaryés
andsenileconceptions),thantotakeitkomolyan
seriously,oreventreatitwitherkölcsi
moralindignation.Enough,however—theworldgrewolder,
és
andthedreamvanished.A
idő
timecamewhenpeoplerubbedtheirforeheads,és
andtheystillrubthemma
today.Peoplehadbeendreaming,
és
andfirstandforemost—oldKant."Bymeansofameans(faculty)"—he
vagy
hadsaid,oratleastmeanttomondani
say.But,isthat—ananswer?
Egy
Anexplanation?Orisitnot
inkább
rathermerelyarepetitionofthekérdés
question?Howdoesopiuminducesleep?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"
nevezetesen
namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliestheorvos
doctorinMoliere,.Butsuchreplies
tartoznak
belongtotherealmofkomédia
comedy,anditishighideje
timetoreplacetheKantianquestion,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"by
másik
anotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefinilyen
suchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishighideje
timethatweshouldunderstandthatilyen
suchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobetrue,forthesakeofthemegőrzése
preservationofcreatureslikeourselves;bár
thoughtheystillmightnaturallybehamis
falsejudgments!Or,moreplainlyspoken,
és
androughlyandreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;wehave
nincs
norighttothem;inourmouthstheyarenothingbut
hamis
falsejudgments.Only,ofcourse,the
hit
beliefintheirtruthisszükséges
necessary,asplausiblebeliefandocularevidencetartoznak
belongingtotheperspectiveviewofélet
life.Andfinally,tocalltomindtheenormousinfluencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—I
remélem
hopeyouunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthewholeofEurope,thereisnodoubtthategy
acertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhadegy
ashareinit;thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwasa
öröm
delighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,és
andthepoliticalobscurantistsofminden
allnations,tofindanantidotetothestilloverwhelmingsensualismamely
whichoverflowedfromthelastcenturyintothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...