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PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthisawoman—whatthen?
Is
ni
therenotgroundforsuspectingthat
vsi
allphilosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedto
razumeti
understandwomen—thattheterribleseriousness
in
andclumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhaveusuallypaidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilled
in
andunseemlymethodsforwinningawoman?
Certainlyshehas
nikoli
neverallowedherselftobewon;
in
andatpresenteverykindofdogmastands
s
withsadanddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!
Fortherearescofferswhomaintainthatithasfallen,that
vse
alldogmaliesontheground—nay
več
more,thatitisatitslastgasp.
Toda
Buttospeakseriously,thereare
dober
goodgroundsforhopingthat
vse
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whateversolemn,whateverconclusive
in
anddecidedairsithasassumed,
morda
mayhavebeenonlyanoblepuerilism
in
andtyronism;
andprobablythe
čas
timeisathandwhenit
bo
willbeonceandagainunderstoodWHAThas
dejansko
actuallysufficedforthebasisofsuchimposing
in
andabsolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatists
so
havehithertoreared:
perhapssomepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchas
je
thesoul-superstition,which,intheformofsubject-
in
andego-superstition,hasnotyetceaseddoingmischief):
morda
perhapssomeplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartofgrammar,
ali
oranaudaciousgeneralizationof
zelo
veryrestricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.
Thephilosophyofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
samo
onlyapromiseforthousandsofyearsafterwards,aswasastrologyin
še
stillearliertimes,intheserviceofwhich
verjetno
probablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,
in
andpatiencehavebeenspentthanonanyactualsciencehitherto:
weowetoit,
in
andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsia
in
andEgypt,thegrandstyleofarchitecture.
Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesuponthe
srce
heartofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
vse
allgreatthingshavefirsttowanderaboutthe
zemlji
earthasenormousandawe-inspiringcaricatures:
dogmaticphilosophyhasbeenacaricatureof
te
thiskind—forinstance,theVedantadoctrineinAsia,
in
andPlatonisminEurope.
Letusnotbeungratefultoit,althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthattheworst,the
najbolj
mosttiresome,andthemostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeenadogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionofPureSpirit
in
andtheGoodinItself.
Toda
Butnowwhenithasbeensurmounted,
ko
whenEurope,ridofthisnightmare,
lahko
canagaindrawbreathfreely
in
andatleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,
smo
we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsof
vse
allthestrengthwhichthestruggle
proti
againstthiserrorhasfostered.
Itamountedto
je
theveryinversionoftruth,
in
andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakofSpirit
in
andtheGoodasPlatospokeof
jih
them;
indeedonemightask,asaphysician:
"Howdidsuch
je
amaladyattackthatfinestproductofantiquity,Plato?
Had
je
thewickedSocratesreallycorrupted
ga
him?
WasSocratesafterall
je
acorrupterofyouths,anddeservedhishemlock?"
Toda
ButthestruggleagainstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,
in
andforthe"people"—thestruggle
proti
againsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianity
Za
(FORCHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropeamagnificenttensionofsoul,suchashadnotexistedanywherepreviously;
s
withsuchatenselystrainedbowone
lahko
cannowaimatthefurthestgoals.
Asamatteroffact,theEuropeanfeels
to
thistensionasastateofdistress,
in
andtwiceattemptshavebeenmadeingrandstyletounbendthebow:
enkrat
oncebymeansofJesuitism,
in
andthesecondtimebymeansofdemocraticenlightenment—which,
s
withtheaidoflibertyofthepress
in
andnewspaper-reading,might,infact,bringitaboutthatthespiritwouldnotsoeasilyfinditselfin"distress"!
(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcredittothem!
toda
buttheyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
Toda
Butwe,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,norevensufficientlyGermans,weGOODEUROPEANS,
in
andfree,VERYfreespirits—wehaveitstill,allthedistressofspirit
in
andallthetensionofitsbow!
In
Andperhapsalsothearrow,theduty,
in
and,whoknows?
THEGOALTOAIMAT....
CHAPTERI.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS
1.
The
Bo
WilltoTruth,whichistotemptusto
veliko
manyahazardousenterprise,thefamousTruthfulnessof
ki
whichallphilosophershavehithertospoken
z
withrespect,whatquestionshas
ta
thisWilltoTruthnotlaid
pred
beforeus!
Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
že
alreadyalongstory;
yetitseemsasifitwerehardlycommenced.
Isitanywonder
če
ifweatlastgrowdistrustful,losepatience,
in
andturnimpatientlyaway?
That
ta
thisSphinxteachesusatlasttoaskquestionsourselves?
WHOisitreallythatputsquestionstoushere?
WHATreallyis
ta
this"WilltoTruth"in
nas
us?
Infactwemadea
dolgo
longhaltatthequestionastotheoriginof
te
thisWill—untilatlastwecametoanabsolutestandstill
pred
beforeayetmorefundamentalquestion.
Weinquiredabout
je
theVALUEofthisWill.
Grantedthatwewantthetruth:
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?
In
Anduncertainty?
Evenignorance?
Theproblemof
je
thevalueoftruthpresenteditself
pred
beforeus—orwasitwewhopresentedourselves
pred
beforetheproblem?
WhichofusistheOedipus
tukaj
here?
WhichtheSphinx?
Itwouldseemtobearendezvousofquestions
in
andnotesofinterrogation.
Andcoulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasiftheproblemhad
nikoli
neverbeenpropoundedbefore,asifwewerethe
prvi
firsttodiscernit,getasightofit,
in
andRISKRAISINGit?
Forthereisriskinraisingit,
morda
perhapsthereisnogreaterrisk.
2.
"HOWCOULDanythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?
Forexample,
resnica
truthoutoferror?
ortheWilltoTruthoutofthewilltodeception?
ali
orthegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?
ali
orthepuresun-brightvisionofthewisemanoutofcovetousness?
Suchgenesisisimpossible;
whoeverdreamsofitisafool,nay,worsethanafool;
thingsofthehighestvaluemust
imeti
haveadifferentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—in
tem
thistransitory,seductive,illusory,paltry
svetu
world,inthisturmoilofdelusion
in
andcupidity,theycannothavetheirsource.
ButratherinthelapofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealed
Bogu
God,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheirsource,
in
andnowhereelse!"—Thismodeofreasoningdisclosesthetypicalprejudicebywhichmetaphysiciansof
vseh
alltimescanberecognized,thismodeofvaluationisatthebackof
vseh
alltheirlogicalprocedure;
through
tem
this"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
nekaj
somethingthatisinthe
koncu
endsolemnlychristened"theTruth."
ThefundamentalbeliefofmetaphysiciansisTHEBELIEFINANTITHESESOFVALUES.
It
nikoli
neveroccurredeventothewariestofthemtodoubt
tukaj
hereontheverythreshold(wheredoubt,however,was
najbolj
mostnecessary);
thoughtheyhadmadeasolemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."
Foritmaybedoubted,firstly,whetherantithesesexistatall;
in
andsecondly,whetherthepopularvaluations
in
andantithesesofvalueupon
ki
whichmetaphysicianshavesettheirseal,arenot
morda
perhapsmerelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeing
verjetno
probablymadefromsomecorner,
morda
perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrowanexpressioncurrentamongpainters.
Inspiteofallthevaluewhich
lahko
maybelongtothetrue,thepositive,
in
andtheunselfish,itmightbe
mogoče
possiblethatahigherand
bolj
morefundamentalvalueforlifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,toselfishness,
in
andcupidity.
Itmightevenbe
mogoče
possiblethatWHATconstitutesthevalueofthose
dobrih
goodandrespectedthings,consistspreciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,
in
andcrochetedtotheseevil
in
andapparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeingessentiallyidentical
z
withthem.
Perhaps!
Butwhowishestoconcernhimself
s
withsuchdangerous"Perhapses"!
Forthatinvestigationonemustawaittheadventofa
novega
neworderofphilosophers,suchas
bodo
willhaveothertastesandinclinations,thereverseofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersofthedangerous"Perhaps"in
vsakem
everysenseoftheterm.
In
Andtospeakinallseriousness,Iseesuchnewphilosophersbeginningtoappear.
3.
Havingkeptasharpeyeonphilosophers,
in
andhavingreadbetweentheirlines
dolgo
longenough,Inowsaytomyselfthatthegreater
del
partofconsciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,
in
anditissoeveninthe
primeru
caseofphilosophicalthinking;
onehas
tukaj
heretolearnanew,asonelearnedanew
o
aboutheredityand"innateness."
Aslittleastheactofbirthcomesintoconsiderationinthewholeprocess
in
andprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctiveinanydecisivesense;
thegreater
del
partoftheconsciousthinkingofaphilosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,
in
andforcedintodefinitechannels.
In
Andbehindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofmovement,therearevaluations,
ali
ortospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthemaintenanceofadefinitemodeoflifeForexample,thatthecertainisworthmorethantheuncertain,thatillusionislessvaluablethan"truth"
takšne
suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportancefor
Nas
US,mightnotwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,
posebne
specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybenecessaryforthemaintenanceofbeings
takšne
suchasourselves.
Supposing,ineffect,
da
thatmanisnotjustthe"measureofthings."
4.
Thefalsenessofanopinionisnotforusanyobjectiontoit:
itis
tukaj
here,perhaps,thatournewlanguagesounds
najbolj
moststrangely.
Thequestionis,howfaranopinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
morda
perhapsspecies-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinions(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioribelong),arethe
najbolj
mostindispensabletous,that
brez
withoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,
brez
withoutacomparisonofrealitywiththepurelyIMAGINED
sveta
worldoftheabsoluteandimmutable,
brez
withoutaconstantcounterfeitingofthe
sveta
worldbymeansofnumbers,
človek
mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationof
življenje
life,anegationoflife.
TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHASACONDITIONOFLIFE;
thatiscertainlytoimpugnthetraditionalideasofvalueinadangerousmanner,
in
andaphilosophywhichventurestodoso,hasthereby
sama
aloneplaceditselfbeyondgood
in
andevil.
5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
in
andhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeateddiscovery
kako
howinnocenttheyare—howoften
in
andeasilytheymakemistakes
in
andlosetheirway,inshort,
kako
howchildishandchildliketheyare,—butthat
ni
thereisnotenoughhonestdealing
z
withthem,whereastheyallraisealoud
in
andvirtuousoutcrywhentheproblemoftruthfulnessis
celo
evenhintedatintheremotestmanner.
They
vsi
allposeasthoughtheir
resnično
realopinionshadbeendiscovered
in
andattainedthroughtheself-evolvingofacold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic
V
(incontrasttoallsortsofmystics,who,fairer
in
andfoolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,in
resnici
fact,aprejudicedproposition,idea,
ali
or"suggestion,"whichisgenerallytheirheart'sdesireabstracted
in
andrefined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtout
po
aftertheevent.
Theyare
vsi
alladvocateswhodonot
želijo
wishtoberegardedassuch,generallyastutedefenders,
tudi
also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—and
Zelo
VERYfarfromhavingtheconsciencewhichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,
zelo
veryfarfromhavingthe
dober
goodtasteofthecouragewhichgoesso
daleč
farastoletthisbeunderstood,
morda
perhapstowarnfriendorfoe,orincheerfulconfidence
in
andself-ridicule.
ThespectacleoftheTartufferyofoldKant,equallystiff
in
anddecent,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatlead(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofind
ne
nosmallamusementinspyingoutthesubtletricksofoldmoralists
in
andethicalpreachers.
Or,still
bolj
moreso,thehocus-pocusinmathematicalform,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyinmail
in
andmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totranslatethetermfairly
in
andsquarely—inordertherebytostriketerroratonceintothe
srce
heartoftheassailantwhoshoulddaretocastaglanceonthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidity
in
andvulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeofasicklyreclusebetray!
6.
Ithasgraduallybecomecleartomewhateverygreatphilosophyuptill
zdaj
nowhasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,
in
andaspeciesofinvoluntary
in
andunconsciousauto-biography;
andmoreover
da
thatthemoral(orimmoral)purposeineveryphilosophyhasconstituted
je
thetruevitalgermoutofwhich
je
theentireplanthasalwaysgrown.
Indeed,tounderstand
kako
howtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofaphilosopher
so
havebeenarrivedat,itis
vedno
alwayswell(andwise)to
najprej
firstaskoneself:
"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Accordingly,Idonotbelievethatan"impulsetoknowledge"isthe
oče
fatherofphilosophy;
butthat
drug
anotherimpulse,hereaselsewhere,has
samo
onlymadeuseofknowledge(andmistakenknowledge!)
asaninstrument.
Toda
Butwhoeverconsidersthefundamentalimpulsesofmanwithaviewtodetermining
kako
howfartheymayhave
tukaj
hereactedasINSPIRINGGENII(orasdemons
in
andcobolds),willfindthattheyhave
vsi
allpracticedphilosophyatone
času
timeoranother,andthat
vsak
eachoneofthemwouldhavebeen
samo
onlytoogladtolookuponitselfastheultimateendofexistence
in
andthelegitimateLORDover
vsi
alltheotherimpulses.
For
vsak
everyimpulseisimperious,andasSUCH,attemptstophilosophize.
Tobe
seveda
sure,inthecaseofscholars,in
je
thecaseofreallyscientificmen,it
lahko
maybeotherwise—"better,"ifyouwill;
therethere
morda
mayreallybesucha
stvar
thingasan"impulsetoknowledge,"somekindofsmall,independentclock-work,which,
ko
whenwellwoundup,worksawayindustriouslytothatend,WITHOUTtherestofthescholarlyimpulsestakinganymaterialparttherein.
Theactual"interests"ofthescholar,therefore,aregenerallyin
povsem
quiteanotherdirection—inthefamily,
morda
perhaps,orinmoney-making,orinpolitics;
itis,infact,
skoraj
almostindifferentatwhatpointofresearchhislittlemachineisplaced,
in
andwhetherthehopefulyoungworkerbecomesa
dober
goodphilologist,amushroomspecialist,orachemist;
heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecomingthis
ali
orthat.
Inthephilosopher,onthecontrary,
ni
thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;
in
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesadecided
in
anddecisivetestimonyasto
Kdo
WHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhat
vrstnem redu
orderthedeepestimpulsesofhisnaturestandtoeachother.
7.
Kako
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!
Iknowof
nič
nothingmorestingingthanthejokeEpicurustook
je
thelibertyofmakingonPlato
in
andthePlatonists;
hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginalsense,
in
andonthefaceofit,thewordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessories
in
andlick-spittles;
besidesthis,however,itisasmuchasto
rekli
say,"TheyareallACTORS,
ni
thereisnothinggenuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasapopular
ime
nameforanactor).
Andthelatterisreallythemalignantreproach
ki
thatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseenscenestyleofwhichPlato
in
andhisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnota
mojster
master!
He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,whosatconcealedinhislittlegardenatAthens,
in
andwrotethreehundredbooks,
morda
perhapsoutofrageandambitiousenvyofPlato,whoknows!
Greecetookahundredyearstofindout
kdo
whothegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.
Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereisa
točka
pointineveryphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthescene;
ali
or,toputitinthewordsofanancientmystery:.
Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
Youdesireto
Živeti
LIVE"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,younobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!
ImaginetoyourselvesabeinglikeNature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,
brez
withoutpurposeorconsideration,withoutpity
ali
orjustice,atoncefruitful
in
andbarrenanduncertain:
imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEasapower—howCOULDyouliveinaccordance
s
withsuchindifference?
Tolive—isnotthat
samo
justendeavouringtobeotherwise
od
thanthisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
drugačen
different?
Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"livingaccordingtoNature,"meansactually
je
thesameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyoudoDIFFERENTLY?
Why
bi morali
shouldyoumakeaprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,
in
andmustbe?
Inreality,however,itis
povsem
quiteotherwisewithyou:
whileyoupretendtoread
z
withrapturethecanonofyourlawinNature,youwant
nekaj
somethingquitethecontrary,youextraordinarystage-players
in
andself-deluders!
Inyourprideyouwishtodictateyourmorals
in
andidealstoNature,toNatureherself,
in
andtoincorporatethemtherein;
youinsistthatitshallbeNature"accordingtotheStoa,"
in
andwouldlikeeverythingtobemade
po
afteryourownimage,asavast,eternalglorification
in
andgeneralismofStoicism!
Withallyourlovefortruth,youhaveforcedyourselvesso
dolgo
long,sopersistently,andwithsuchhypnoticrigidityto
vidite
seeNatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,thatyouare
ne
nolongerabletoseeitotherwise—andtocrownall,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamite
upanje
hopethatBECAUSEyouareabletotyrannize
nad
overyourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewill
tudi
alsoallowherselftobetyrannized
nad
over:
isnottheStoica
Del
PARTofNature?...
Butthisisan
stara
oldandeverlastingstory:
whathappenedinoldtimes
s
withtheStoicsstillhappens
danes
today,assoonaseveraphilosophybeginsto
verjeti
believeinitself.
Italwayscreatesthe
svet
worldinitsownimage;
itcannot
storiti
dootherwise;
philosophyisthistyrannicalimpulseitself,the
najbolj
mostspiritualWilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"thewilltothecausaprima.
10.
Theeagerness
in
andsubtlety,Ishouldeven
rekel
saycraftiness,withwhichthe
problem
problemof"therealandtheapparentworld"isdealt
s
withatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishes
hrano
foodforthoughtandattention;
in
andhewhohearsonlya"WilltoTruth"inthebackground,
in
andnothingelse,cannotcertainlyboastofthesharpestears.
Inrare
in
andisolatedcases,itmay
res
reallyhavehappenedthatsuchaWilltoTruth—acertainextravagant
in
andadventurouspluck,ametaphysician'sambitionoftheforlornhope—hasparticipatedtherein:
thatwhichinthe
koncu
endalwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"toa
cel
wholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;
there
morda
mayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsofconscience,
ki
whoprefertoputtheirlast
zaupanje
trustinasurenothing,rather
kot
thaninanuncertainsomething.
Toda
ButthatisNihilism,andthe
znak
signofadespairing,mortallyweariedsoul,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingsuchavirtue
lahko
maydisplay.
Itseems,however,tobeotherwise
z
withstrongerandlivelierthinkers
ki
whoarestilleagerforlife.
InthattheysideAGAINSTappearance,
in
andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthecredibilityoftheirownbodiesaboutaslowasthecredibilityoftheocularevidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"
in
andthus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresent
verjamejo
believeinmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—whoknows
če
iftheyarenotreallytryingtowin
nazaj
backsomethingwhichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,
nekaj
somethingoftheolddomainofthefaithofformertimes,
morda
perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"perhaps"theoldGod,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheycouldlive
bolje
better,thatistosay,
bolj
morevigorouslyandmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?
ThereisDISTRUSTof
teh
thesemodernideasinthismodeoflookingatthings,adisbeliefin
vse
allthathasbeenconstructedyesterday
in
andtoday;
thereisperhapssomeslightadmixtureofsatiety
in
andscorn,whichcannolongerenduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthemostvariedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentthrowsonthemarket;
adisgustofthe
bolj
morerefinedtasteatthevillage-fairmotleyness
in
andpatchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhom
ni
thereisnothingeithernew
ali
ortrue,exceptthismotleyness.
Thereinitseemstomethatweshouldagree
s
withthoseskepticalanti-realistsandknowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;
theirinstinct,
ki
whichrepelsthemfromMODERNreality,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
nas
us!
ThemainthingaboutthemisNOTthatthey
želijo
wishtogo"back,"butthatthey
želijo
wishtogetAWAYtherefrom.
A
malo
littleMOREstrength,swing,courage,
in
andartisticpower,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnot
nazaj
back!
11.
ItseemstomethatthereiseverywhereanattemptatpresenttodivertattentionfromtheactualinfluencewhichKantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,
in
andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythevaluewhichhesetuponhimself.
KantwasfirstandforemostproudofhisTableofCategories;
z
withitinhishandhesaid:
"Thisisthemostdifficult
stvar
thingthatcouldeverbeundertakenonbehalfofmetaphysics."
Letus
samo
onlyunderstandthis"couldbe"!
HewasproudofhavingDISCOVEREDa
novo
newfacultyinman,thefacultyofsyntheticjudgmentapriori.
Granting
da
thathedeceivedhimselfin
tej
thismatter;
thedevelopmentandrapidflourishingofGermanphilosophydependedneverthelessonhispride,
in
andontheeagerrivalryoftheyoungergenerationtodiscover
če
ifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobe
še
stillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishightimetodoso.
"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kantaskshimself—andwhatisreallyhis
odgovor
answer?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—butunfortunatelynotin
petih
fivewords,butsocircumstantially,imposingly,
in
andwithsuchdisplayofGermanprofundity
in
andverbalflourishes,thatonealtogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedinsuchan
odgovor
answer.
Peoplewerebesidethemselves
s
withdelightoverthisnewfaculty,
in
andthejubilationreacheditsclimax
ko
whenKantfurtherdiscoveredamoralfacultyinman—foratthat
času
timeGermanswerestillmoral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."
ThencamethehoneymoonofGermanphilosophy.
Vsi
AlltheyoungtheologiansoftheTubingeninstitutionwentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."
In
Andwhatdidtheynotfind—inthatinnocent,rich,
in
andstillyouthfulperiodof
je
theGermanspirit,towhichRomanticism,
je
themaliciousfairy,pipedandsang,
ko
whenonecouldnotyetdistinguish
med
between"finding"and"inventing"!
Aboveallafacultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristenedit,intellectualintuition,
in
andtherebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsof
je
thenaturallypious-inclinedGermans.
Onecando
ne
nogreaterwrongtothewholeofthisexuberant
in
andeccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoary
in
andsenileconceptions),thantotakeitseriously,or
celo
eventreatitwithmoralindignation.
Dovolj
Enough,however—theworldgrewolder,
in
andthedreamvanished.
A
čas
timecamewhenpeoplerubbedtheirforeheads,
in
andtheystillrubthemtoday.
Peoplehadbeendreaming,
in
andfirstandforemost—oldKant.
"Bymeansof
je
ameans(faculty)"—hehadsaid,
ali
oratleastmeanttosay.
Ampak
But,isthat—ananswer?
Anexplanation?
Ali
Orisitnotrathermerelyarepetitionofthequestion?
Kako
Howdoesopiuminducesleep?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthe
zdravnik
doctorinMoliere,.
Butsuchrepliesbelongtotherealmofcomedy,
in
anditishightimetoreplacetheKantian
vprašanje
question,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"
byanotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefin
takšne
suchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishigh
čas
timethatweshouldunderstandthat
takšne
suchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobetrue,forthesakeofthepreservationofcreatures
kot
likeourselves;
thoughtheystillmightnaturallybefalsejudgments!
Ali
Or,moreplainlyspoken,androughly
in
andreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;
wehavenorightto
njih
them;
inourmouthstheyare
nič
nothingbutfalsejudgments.
Only,of
seveda
course,thebeliefintheirtruthisnecessary,asplausiblebelief
in
andocularevidencebelongingtotheperspectiveviewof
življenje
life.
Andfinally,tocalltomindtheenormousinfluencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—I
upam
hopeyouunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthewholeofEurope,thereisnodoubtthatacertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhadashareinit;
thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwasadelighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,
in
andthepoliticalobscurantistsof
vseh
allnations,tofindanantidotetothestilloverwhelmingsensualism
ki
whichoverflowedfromthelastcenturyintothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...