PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthis
seorang
awoman—whatthen?Istherenot
dasar
groundforsuspectingthatallphilosophers,insosejauh
farastheyhavebeendogmatists,telah
havefailedtounderstandwomen—thatthemengerikan
terribleseriousnessandclumsyimportunitydengan
withwhichtheyhaveusuallymembayar
paidtheiraddressestoTruth,telah
havebeenunskilledandunseemlymethodsformemenangkan
winningawoman?Certainlyshehas
pernah
neverallowedherselftobewon;dan
andatpresenteverykindofdogmastandsdengan
withsadanddiscouragedmien—IF,memang
indeed,itstandsatall!For
ada
therearescofferswhomaintainthatithasjatuh
fallen,thatalldogmaliesontheground—naylebih
more,thatitisatitslastgasp.Tapi
Buttospeakseriously,therearebaik
goodgroundsforhopingthatsemua
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whateversolemn,apa pun
whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsithasassumed,mungkin
mayhavebeenonlyamulia
noblepuerilismandtyronism;and
mungkin
probablythetimeisathandketika
whenitwillbeoncedan
andagainunderstoodWHAThassebenarnya
actuallysufficedforthebasisofsuchimposingdan
andabsolutephilosophicaledificesasyang
thedogmatistshavehithertoreared:mungkin
perhapssomepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialwaktu
time(suchasthesoul-superstition,which,inthebentuk
formofsubject-andego-superstition,hasnot
belum
yetceaseddoingmischief):perhaps
beberapa
someplayuponwords,apenipuan
deceptiononthepartoftata bahasa
grammar,oranaudaciousgeneralizationofsangat
veryrestricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.The
filsafat
philosophyofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,washanya
onlyapromiseforthousandsofyearskemudian
afterwards,aswasastrologyinstillsebelumnya
earliertimes,intheserviceofwhichmungkin
probablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,dan
andpatiencehavebeenspentthanonanyactualilmu
sciencehitherto:weowetoit,
dan
andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsiadan
andEgypt,thegrandstyleofarsitektur
architecture.Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesuponthe
hati
heartofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,semua
allgreatthingshavefirsttomengembara
wanderabouttheearthasenormousdan
andawe-inspiringcaricatures:dogmaticphilosophyhasbeenacaricatureof
ini
thiskind—forinstance,theVedantadoktrin
doctrineinAsia,andPlatonisminEurope.Mari
Letusnotbeungratefultoit,meskipun
althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthattheterburuk
worst,themosttiresome,andthepaling
mostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeenadogmatisterror—namely,Plato'spenemuan
inventionofPureSpiritandtheBaik
GoodinItself.Butnow
ketika
whenithasbeensurmounted,ketika
whenEurope,ridofthismimpi buruk
nightmare,canagaindrawbreathbebas
freelyandatleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,kita
we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsofsemua
allthestrengthwhichtheperjuangan
struggleagainstthiserrorhasfostered.Itamountedtotheveryinversionoftruth,andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakofSpiritandtheGoodasPlatospokeofthem;
memang
indeedonemightask,asseorang
aphysician:"Howdidsuchamalady
menyerang
attackthatfinestproductofantiquity,Plato?Had
yang
thewickedSocratesreallycorruptedhim?WasSocrates
setelah
afterallacorrupterofyouths,dan
anddeservedhishemlock?"But
yang
thestruggleagainstPlato,or—toberbicara
speakplainer,andforthe"people"—theperjuangan
struggleagainsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianityUntuk
(FORCHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORYang
THE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropeamagnificentketegangan
tensionofsoul,suchashadnotada
existedanywherepreviously;withsuchatenselystrained
busur
bowonecannowaimatthefurthestgoals.Asamatteroffact,the
Eropa
Europeanfeelsthistensionasakeadaan
stateofdistress,andtwiceattemptstelah
havebeenmadeingrandgaya
styletounbendthebow:oncebymeansofJesuitism,
dan
andthesecondtimebymeansofdemokratis
democraticenlightenment—which,withtheaidofkebebasan
libertyofthepressandnewspaper-reading,might,infact,membawa
bringitaboutthattheroh
spiritwouldnotsoeasilymenemukan
finditselfin"distress"!(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—all
kredit
credittothem!buttheyagain
membuat
madethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)Tapi
Butwe,whoareneitherJesuits,atau
nordemocrats,norevensufficientlyGermans,weBaik
GOODEUROPEANS,andfree,VERYbebas
freespirits—wehaveitstill,semua
allthedistressofspiritdan
andallthetensionofitsbow!Dan
Andperhapsalsothearrow,thetugas
duty,and,whoknows?THEGOALTOAIMAT....
Bab
CHAPTERI.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS1.
The
Akan
WilltoTruth,whichistomenggoda
temptustomanyaberbahaya
hazardousenterprise,thefamousTruthfulnessofwhichsemua
allphilosophershavehithertospokendengan
withrespect,whatquestionshasini
thisWilltoTruthnotlaidbeforekita
us!Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
sudah
alreadyalongstory;yetitseemsasifitwerehardlycommenced.
Isitany
mengherankan
wonderifweatlastgrowdistrustful,kehilangan
losepatience,andturnimpatientlyaway?Bahwa
ThatthisSphinxteachesusatlasttobertanya
askquestionsourselves?WHOisit
sebenarnya
reallythatputsquestionstoussini
here?WHATreallyisthis"WilltoTruth"in
kita
us?Infactwemadea
lama
longhaltatthequestionastoyang
theoriginofthisWill—untilatlastwedatang
cametoanabsolutestandstillbeforeayetlebih
morefundamentalquestion.Weinquired
tentang
abouttheVALUEofthisWill.Granted
bahwa
thatwewantthetruth:Mengapa
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?And
ketidakpastian
uncertainty?Evenignorance?
Theproblemofthe
nilai
valueoftruthpresenteditselfbeforeus—orwasitwewhopresentedourselvesbeforethemasalah
problem?WhichofusistheOedipus
sini
here?WhichtheSphinx?
Itwouldseemtobearendezvousofquestions
dan
andnotesofinterrogation.Andcoulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasifthe
masalah
problemhadneverbeenpropoundedsebelumnya
before,asifwewerethepertama
firsttodiscernit,getapandangan
sightofit,andRISKRAISINGit?For
ada
thereisriskinraisingit,mungkin
perhapsthereisnogreaterrisiko
risk.2.
"HOWCOULDanythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?
Forexample,
kebenaran
truthoutoferror?ortheWillto
Kebenaran
Truthoutofthewilltopenipuan
deception?orthegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?
atau
orthepuresun-brightvisionofyang
thewisemanoutofcovetousness?Seperti
Suchgenesisisimpossible;whoeverdreamsofitisafool,nay,
buruk
worsethanafool;thingsof
yang
thehighestvaluemusthaveaberbeda
differentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—inini
thistransitory,seductive,illusory,paltrydunia
world,inthisturmoilofdelusiondan
andcupidity,theycannothavetheirsumber
source.Butratherinthe
pangkuan
lapofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealedAllah
God,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheirsumber
source,andnowhereelse!"—Thismodeofpenalaran
reasoningdisclosesthetypicalprejudicebymana
whichmetaphysiciansofalltimesdapat
canberecognized,thismodeofvaluationisatthebelakang
backofalltheirlogicalprosedur
procedure;throughthis"belief"oftheirs,they
mengerahkan
exertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"forsesuatu
somethingthatisintheendsolemnlychristened"theTruth."The
mendasar
fundamentalbeliefofmetaphysiciansisTHEKepercayaan
BELIEFINANTITHESESOFVALUES.It
pernah
neveroccurredeventothewariestofthemtomeragukan
doubthereontheveryambang
threshold(wheredoubt,however,waspaling
mostnecessary);thoughtheyhad
membuat
madeasolemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."Forit
dapat
maybedoubted,firstly,whetherantithesesada
existatall;andsecondly,whetherthe
populer
popularvaluationsandantithesesofnilai
valueuponwhichmetaphysicianshavemenetapkan
settheirseal,arenotperhapshanya
merelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,selain
besidesbeingprobablymadefrombeberapa
somecorner,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,tomeminjam
borrowanexpressioncurrentamongpainters.Inspiteof
semua
allthevaluewhichmaymilik
belongtothetrue,thepositif
positive,andtheunselfish,itmightbepossiblethatatinggi
higherandmorefundamentalvalueforhidup
lifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,tokeegoisan
selfishness,andcupidity.Itmight
bahkan
evenbepossiblethatWHATmerupakan
constitutesthevalueofthosebaik
goodandrespectedthings,consiststepat
preciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyterkait
related,knotted,andcrochetedtothesejahat
evilandapparentlyopposedthings—perhapsbahkan
eveninbeingessentiallyidenticaldengan
withthem.Perhaps!
Butwho
ingin
wishestoconcernhimselfwithsuchberbahaya
dangerous"Perhapses"!Forthatinvestigationone
harus
mustawaittheadventofabaru
neworderofphilosophers,suchasakan
willhaveothertastesandinclinations,thereverseofmereka
thosehithertoprevalent—philosophersoftheberbahaya
dangerous"Perhaps"ineverysenseoftheistilah
term.Andtospeakinallseriousness,I
melihat
seesuchnewphilosophersbeginningtomuncul
appear.3.
Havingkepta
tajam
sharpeyeonphilosophers,andhavingmembaca
readbetweentheirlineslongcukup
enough,Inowsaytomyselfbahwa
thatthegreaterpartofsadar
consciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,dan
anditissoeveninthekasus
caseofphilosophicalthinking;onehas
sini
heretolearnanew,asonebelajar
learnedanewaboutheredityand"innateness."Aslittleas
yang
theactofbirthcomesintodipertimbangkan
considerationinthewholeprocessdan
andprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtoyang
theinstinctiveinanydecisivearti
sense;thegreaterpartofthe
sadar
consciousthinkingofaphilosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,dan
andforcedintodefinitechannels.Dan
Andbehindalllogicanditstampak
seemingsovereigntyofmovement,therearevaluations,atau
ortospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthepemeliharaan
maintenanceofadefinitemodeofhidup
lifeForexample,thatthecertainisworthlebih
morethantheuncertain,thatilusi
illusionislessvaluablethan"truth"suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportanceforKita
US,mightnotwithstandingbeonlydangkal
superficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybediperlukan
necessaryforthemaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.Supposing,ineffect,
bahwa
thatmanisnotjustthe"measureofthings."4.
Thefalsenessof
sebuah
anopinionisnotforusanykeberatan
objectiontoit:itishere,
mungkin
perhaps,thatournewlanguageterdengar
soundsmoststrangely.Thequestionis,
cara
howfaranopinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,mungkin
perhapsspecies-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinionsUntuk
(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioribelong),arethepaling
mostindispensabletous,thattanpa
withoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,tanpa
withoutacomparisonofrealitywiththemurni
purelyIMAGINEDworldofthemutlak
absoluteandimmutable,withoutamenerus
constantcounterfeitingoftheworldbymeansofnumbers,manusia
mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationofsalah
falseopinionswouldbearenunciationoflife,anegationoflife.TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHASA
Kondisi
CONDITIONOFLIFE;thatis
tentu
certainlytoimpugnthetraditionalideasofnilai
valueinadangerousmanner,dan
andaphilosophywhichventurestodoso,hastherebysaja
aloneplaceditselfbeyondgooddan
andevil.5.
Thatwhich
menyebabkan
causesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfullydan
andhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeatedpenemuan
discoveryhowinnocenttheyare—howsering
oftenandeasilytheymakemistakesdan
andlosetheirway,inshort,howchildishdan
andchildliketheyare,—butthatada
thereisnotenoughhonestberurusan
dealingwiththem,whereastheysemua
allraisealoudandvirtuousoutcryketika
whentheproblemoftruthfulnessisbahkan
evenhintedatintheremotestmanner.They
semua
allposeasthoughtheirrealopinionshadbeendiscovereddan
andattainedthroughtheself-evolvingofadingin
cold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic(incontrasttosemua
allsortsofmystics,who,fairerdan
andfoolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,infact,aprejudicedproposisi
proposition,idea,or"suggestion,"whichisumumnya
generallytheirheart'sdesireabstracteddan
andrefined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtoutsetelah
aftertheevent.Theyare
semua
alladvocateswhodonotingin
wishtoberegardedassuch,umumnya
generallyastutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—andSangat
VERYfarfromhavingtheconsciencewhichberani
bravelyadmitsthistoitself,sangat
veryfarfromhavingthebaik
goodtasteofthecouragewhichpergi
goessofarastomembiarkan
letthisbeunderstood,perhapstomemperingatkan
warnfriendorfoe,orinceria
cheerfulconfidenceandself-ridicule.ThespectacleoftheTartufferyof
tua
oldKant,equallystiffanddecent,dengan
withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatmengarah
lead(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonestersenyum
smile,wewhofindnosmallhiburan
amusementinspyingoutthehalus
subtletricksofoldmoralistsdan
andethicalpreachers.Or,still
lebih
moreso,thehocus-pocusinmatematika
mathematicalform,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyinmail
mailandmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"tomenerjemahkan
translatethetermfairlyandsquarely—inordertherebytostriketeror
terroratonceintothehati
heartoftheassailantwhoharus
shoulddaretocastapandangan
glanceonthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howbanyak
muchofpersonaltimidityandvulnerabilitydoesini
thismasqueradeofasicklyreclusemengkhianati
betray!6.
Ithasgradually
menjadi
becomecleartomewhatsetiap
everygreatphilosophyuptillsekarang
nowhasconsistedof—namely,thepengakuan
confessionofitsoriginator,andaspeciesofinvoluntarydan
andunconsciousauto-biography;andmoreoverthatthe
moral
moral(orimmoral)purposeinsetiap
everyphilosophyhasconstitutedthesejati
truevitalgermoutofmana
whichtheentireplanthasselalu
alwaysgrown.Indeed,tounderstand
bagaimana
howtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofseorang
aphilosopherhavebeenarrivedpada
at,itisalwayswell(andwise)tofirstbertanya
askoneself:"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Accordingly,Idonot
percaya
believethatan"impulsetoknowledge"istheayah
fatherofphilosophy;butthat
lain
anotherimpulse,hereaselsewhere,hashanya
onlymadeuseofknowledge(andmistakenpengetahuan
knowledge!)asaninstrument.
Butwhoever
mempertimbangkan
considersthefundamentalimpulsesofmanusia
manwithaviewtomenentukan
determininghowfartheymaytelah
havehereactedasINSPIRINGGENIIAtau
(orasdemonsandcobolds),willmenemukan
findthattheyhaveallpracticedfilsafat
philosophyatonetimeoranother,dan
andthateachoneofthemakan
wouldhavebeenonlytoosenang
gladtolookuponitselfastheultimateendofkeberadaan
existenceandthelegitimateLORDatas
overalltheotherimpulses.For
setiap
everyimpulseisimperious,andasSUCH,mencoba
attemptstophilosophize.Tobe
tentu
sure,inthecaseofscholars,inyang
thecaseofreallyscientificmen,itmungkin
maybeotherwise—"better,"ifyouwill;ada
theretheremayreallybesuchahal
thingasan"impulsetoknowledge,"beberapa
somekindofsmall,independentclock-work,which,ketika
whenwellwoundup,worksjauh
awayindustriouslytothatend,Tanpa
WITHOUTtherestofthescholarlyimpulsesmengambil
takinganymaterialparttherein.The
sebenarnya
actual"interests"ofthescholar,therefore,areumumnya
generallyinquiteanotherdirection—inthekeluarga
family,perhaps,orinmoney-making,atau
orinpolitics;itis,in
bahkan
fact,almostindifferentatwhattitik
pointofresearchhislittlemesin
machineisplaced,andwhetheryang
thehopefulyoungworkerbecomesabaik
goodphilologist,amushroomspecialist,atau
orachemist;heisnotCHARACTERISEDby
menjadi
becomingthisorthat.In
yang
thephilosopher,onthecontrary,ada
thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;dan
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesamenentukan
decidedanddecisivetestimonyastoWHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhaturutan
orderthedeepestimpulsesofhisnatureberdiri
standtoeachother.7.
Betapa
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!I
tahu
knowofnothingmorestingingthanyang
thejokeEpicurustookthekebebasan
libertyofmakingonPlatodan
andthePlatonists;hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginal
arti
sense,andonthefaceofitu
it,thewordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessoriesdan
andlick-spittles;besidesthis,however,itisasmuchasto
mengatakan
say,"TheyareallACTORS,ada
thereisnothinggenuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasseorang
apopularnameforanaktor
actor).AndthelatterisreallythemalignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiose
cara
manner,themiseenscenegaya
styleofwhichPlatoandhisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnotamaster
master!He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,who
duduk
satconcealedinhislittlekebun
gardenatAthens,andwrotetiga
threehundredbooks,perhapsoutofkemarahan
rageandambitiousenvyofPlato,whotahu
knows!Greecetookahundredyearstofindout
siapa
whothegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Ada
Thereisapointinsetiap
everyphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthefilsuf
philosopherappearsonthescene;atau
or,toputitinthewordsofankuno
ancientmystery:.Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
Youdesireto
Hidup
LIVE"accordingtoNature"?Oh,you
mulia
nobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!Imaginetoyourselvesabeing
seperti
likeNature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,tanpa
withoutpurposeorconsideration,withoutkasihan
pityorjustice,atonceberbuah
fruitfulandbarrenanduncertain:bayangkan
imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEasapower—howBisa
COULDyouliveinaccordancedengan
withsuchindifference?Tolive—isnot
itu
thatjustendeavouringtobeotherwisedari
thanthisNature?Isnotliving
menghargai
valuing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobeberbeda
different?Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"living
sesuai
accordingtoNature,"meansactuallythesama
sameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howbisa
couldyoudoDIFFERENTLY?Whyshouldyou
membuat
makeaprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesyang
are,andmustbe?Inreality,
namun
however,itisquiteotherwisedengan
withyou:whileyoupretendto
membaca
readwithrapturethecanonofyourhukum
lawinNature,youwantsesuatu
somethingquitethecontrary,youluar biasa
extraordinarystage-playersandself-deluders!Inyour
kebanggaan
prideyouwishtodictateyourmoralsdan
andidealstoNature,toAlam
Natureherself,andtoincorporatethemdalamnya
therein;youinsistthatitshallbe
Alam
Nature"accordingtotheStoa,"dan
andwouldlikeeverythingtobemadesetelah
afteryourownimage,asaluas
vast,eternalglorificationandgeneralismofStoicism!Dengan
Withallyourloveforkebenaran
truth,youhaveforcedyourselvessolama
long,sopersistently,andwithsuchhypnoticrigiditytomelihat
seeNatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,bahwa
thatyouarenolongerabletomelihat
seeitotherwise—andtocrownsemua
all,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamiteharapan
hopethatBECAUSEyouareabletotyrannizeatas
overyourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewilljuga
alsoallowherselftobetyrannizedatas
over:isnottheStoica
Bagian
PARTofNature?...Butthisisan
lama
oldandeverlastingstory:what
terjadi
happenedinoldtimeswithyang
theStoicsstillhappenstoday,assegera
soonaseveraphilosophymulai
beginstobelieveinitself.It
selalu
alwayscreatestheworldinitssendiri
ownimage;itcannotdootherwise;
filsafat
philosophyisthistyrannicalimpulseitself,yang
themostspiritualWilltoKekuatan
Power,thewillto"creationofyang
theworld,"thewilltoyang
thecausaprima.10.
Theeagerness
dan
andsubtlety,Ishouldevenmengatakan
saycraftiness,withwhichthemasalah
problemof"therealandtheapparentworld"isdealtdengan
withatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishesmakanan
foodforthoughtandattention;dan
andhewhohearsonlya"WilltoTruth"inthelatar belakang
background,andnothingelse,cannottentu
certainlyboastofthesharpestears.In
langka
rareandisolatedcases,itmungkin
mayreallyhavehappenedthatseperti
suchaWilltoTruth—acertainberlebihan
extravagantandadventurouspluck,ametaphysician'sambisi
ambitionoftheforlornhope—hasparticipateddalamnya
therein:thatwhichintheend
selalu
alwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"toaseluruh
wholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;ada
theremayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsofconscience,yang
whoprefertoputtheirterakhir
lasttrustinasureapa
nothing,ratherthaninanuncertainsesuatu
something.ButthatisNihilism,
dan
andthesignofadespairing,mortallyweariedjiwa
soul,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingseperti
suchavirtuemaydisplay.Itseems,
namun
however,tobeotherwisewithkuat
strongerandlivelierthinkerswhoaremasih
stilleagerforlife.InthattheysideAGAINST
penampilan
appearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthekredibilitas
credibilityoftheirownbodiestentang
aboutaslowasthekredibilitas
credibilityoftheocularevidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"dan
andthus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestkepemilikan
possessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresentpercaya
believeinmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—whotahu
knowsiftheyarenotreallymencoba
tryingtowinbacksomethingwhichwasformerlyanevensecurerkepemilikan
possession,somethingoftheolddomain
domainofthefaithofformertimes,mungkin
perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"perhaps"thelama
oldGod,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheybisa
couldlivebetter,thatistosay,morevigorouslydan
andmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?Ada
ThereisDISTRUSTofthesemodern
modernideasinthismodeofmelihat
lookingatthings,adisbeliefinsemua
allthathasbeenconstructedyesterdaydan
andtoday;thereisperhaps
beberapa
someslightadmixtureofsatietydan
andscorn,whichcannolongerenduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthepaling
mostvariedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentmelemparkan
throwsonthemarket;a
jijik
disgustofthemorerefinedselera
tasteatthevillage-fairmotleynessdan
andpatchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhomada
thereisnothingeithernewatau
ortrue,exceptthismotleyness.Thereinitseemstome
bahwa
thatweshouldagreewithmereka
thoseskepticalanti-realistsandknowledge-microscopistsofthepresenthari
day;theirinstinct,whichrepelsthemfrom
Modern
MODERNreality,isunrefuted...whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
kita
us!ThemainthingaboutthemisNOT
bahwa
thattheywishtogo"back,"tetapi
butthattheywishtomendapatkan
getAWAYtherefrom.Alittle
Lebih
MOREstrength,swing,courage,andartistik
artisticpower,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnotkembali
back!11.
Itseemstomethat
ada
thereiseverywhereanattemptatpresenttomengalihkan
divertattentionfromtheactualpengaruh
influencewhichKantexercisedonGermanfilsafat
philosophy,andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythenilai
valuewhichhesetuponhimself.Kantwas
pertama
firstandforemostproudofhisTabel
TableofCategories;withitinhishandhesaid:
"Thisisthe
paling
mostdifficultthingthatcouldeverbeundertakenonnama
behalfofmetaphysics."Letus
hanya
onlyunderstandthis"couldbe"!Hewas
bangga
proudofhavingDISCOVEREDabaru
newfacultyinman,thefakultas
facultyofsyntheticjudgmentapriori.Granting
bahwa
thathedeceivedhimselfinini
thismatter;thedevelopmentand
pesat
rapidflourishingofGermanphilosophydependedneverthelessonhispride,dan
andontheeagerrivalryofthemuda
youngergenerationtodiscoverifmungkin
possiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobetetap
stillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishighwaktu
timetodoso."HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kant
bertanya
askshimself—andwhatisreallyhisanswer?"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—but
sayangnya
unfortunatelynotinfivewords,tapi
butsocircumstantially,imposingly,andwithseperti
suchdisplayofGermanprofunditydan
andverbalflourishes,thatonesama sekali
altogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeterlibat
involvedinsuchananswer.Orang
Peoplewerebesidethemselveswithkegembiraan
delightoverthisnewfaculty,dan
andthejubilationreacheditsclimaxwhenKantfurthermenemukan
discoveredamoralfacultyinman—foratitu
thattimeGermanswerestillmoral
moral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."Then
datang
camethehoneymoonofGermanfilsafat
philosophy.AlltheyoungtheologiansoftheTubingen
lembaga
institutionwentimmediatelyintothegroves—allmencari
seekingfor"faculties."Andwhatdidtheynotfind—inthat
bersalah
innocent,rich,andstillyouthfulperiode
periodoftheGermanspirit,towhichRomanticism,thejahat
maliciousfairy,pipedandsang,ketika
whenonecouldnotyetmembedakan
distinguishbetween"finding"and"inventing"!Atas
Aboveallafacultyforthe"transcendental";Schellingchristenedit,
intelektual
intellectualintuition,andtherebygratifiedyang
themostearnestlongingsofyang
thenaturallypious-inclinedGermans.One
bisa
candonogreaterwrongtotheseluruh
wholeofthisexuberantandeksentrik
eccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoarydan
andsenileconceptions),thantotakeitserius
seriously,oreventreatitdengan
withmoralindignation.Enough,however—the
dunia
worldgrewolder,andthedreamvanished.A
masa
timecamewhenpeoplerubbedtheirforeheads,dan
andtheystillrubthemtoday.Orang
Peoplehadbeendreaming,andpertama
firstandforemost—oldKant."Bymeansofameans(faculty)"—hehad
mengatakan
said,oratleastmeanttomengatakan
say.But,isthat—ananswer?
An
penjelasan
explanation?Orisitnotrather
hanya
merelyarepetitionofthepertanyaan
question?Howdoesopiuminduce
tidur
sleep?"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"
yaitu
namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthedokter
doctorinMoliere,.Butsuchreplies
termasuk
belongtotherealmofkomedi
comedy,anditishightimetomenggantikan
replacetheKantianquestion,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"by
lain
anotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefinsuchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishightimethatweshouldmemahami
understandthatsuchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobebenar
true,forthesakeofthepelestarian
preservationofcreatureslikeourselves;meskipun
thoughtheystillmightnaturallybesalah
falsejudgments!Or,moreplainlyspoken,
dan
androughlyandreadily—syntheticjudgmentsaprioriseharusnya
shouldnot"bepossible"atall;we
memiliki
havenorighttothem;inourmouthstheyare
apa
nothingbutfalsejudgments.Only,ofcourse,
yang
thebeliefintheirtruthisdiperlukan
necessary,asplausiblebeliefandocularbukti
evidencebelongingtotheperspectiveviewofkehidupan
life.Andfinally,tocalltomindthe
besar
enormousinfluencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—Iharap
hopeyouunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughouttheseluruh
wholeofEurope,thereistidak
nodoubtthatacertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAmemiliki
hadashareinit;thankstoGerman
filsafat
philosophy,itwasadelighttothemulia
nobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,dan
andthepoliticalobscurantistsofsemua
allnations,tofindanantidotetothemasih
stilloverwhelmingsensualismwhichoverflowedfromthelalu
lastcenturyintothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...