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PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthisawoman—whatthen?
Is
ni
therenotgroundforsuspectingthat
vsi
allphilosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedto
razumeti
understandwomen—thattheterribleseriousness
in
andclumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhave
ponavadi
usuallypaidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilled
in
andunseemlymethodsforwinningawoman?
Zagotovo
Certainlyshehasneverallowedherselftobewon;
in
andatpresenteverykindofdogmastands
s
withsadanddiscouragedmien—IF,
resnici
indeed,itstandsatall!
Fortherearescofferswhomaintainthatithasfallen,that
vse
alldogmaliesontheground—nay
več
more,thatitisatitslastgasp.
Toda
Buttospeakseriously,thereare
dober
goodgroundsforhopingthat
vse
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whatever
slovesno
solemn,whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsithasassumed,
morda
mayhavebeenonlyanoblepuerilism
in
andtyronism;
andprobablythe
čas
timeisathandwhenit
bo
willbeonceandagainunderstoodWHAThas
dejansko
actuallysufficedforthebasisofsuchimposing
in
andabsolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatists
so
havehithertoreared:
perhapssomepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchas
je
thesoul-superstition,which,inthe
obliki
formofsubject-
andego-superstition,hasnot
še
yetceaseddoingmischief):
perhapssomeplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartofgrammar,
ali
oranaudaciousgeneralizationof
zelo
veryrestricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.
The
filozofija
philosophyofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
samo
onlyapromiseforthousandsofyears
pozneje
afterwards,aswasastrologyin
še
stillearliertimes,intheserviceofwhich
verjetno
probablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,
in
andpatiencehavebeenspentthanonanyactual
znanosti
sciencehitherto:
weowetoit,
in
andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsia
in
andEgypt,thegrandstyleof
arhitekture
architecture.
Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesuponthe
srce
heartofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
vse
allgreatthingshavefirsttowanderaboutthe
zemlji
earthasenormousandawe-inspiringcaricatures:
dogmatic
filozofija
philosophyhasbeenacaricatureof
te
thiskind—forinstance,theVedantadoctrineinAsia,
in
andPlatonisminEurope.
Letusnotbeungratefultoit,
čeprav
althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthattheworst,the
najbolj
mosttiresome,andthemostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeenadogmatisterror—namely,Plato's
iznajdba
inventionofPureSpiritandtheGoodinItself.
Toda
Butnowwhenithasbeensurmounted,
ko
whenEurope,ridofthisnightmare,
lahko
canagaindrawbreathfreely
in
andatleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,
smo
we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsof
vse
allthestrengthwhichthe
boj
struggleagainstthiserrorhasfostered.
Itamountedto
je
theveryinversionoftruth,
in
andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakof
Duhu
SpiritandtheGoodasPlatospokeof
jih
them;
indeedonemightask,asa
zdravnik
physician:
"Howdidsuchamaladyattackthatfinestproductofantiquity,Plato?
Had
je
thewickedSocratesreallycorrupted
ga
him?
WasSocratesafterall
je
acorrupterofyouths,anddeservedhishemlock?"
Toda
ButthestruggleagainstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,
in
andforthe"people"—thestruggle
proti
againsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsof
Krščanstvo
Christianity(FORCHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedin
Evropi
Europeamagnificenttensionof
duše
soul,suchashadnotexisted
nikjer
anywherepreviously;
withsuchatenselystrained
lokom
bowonecannowaimatthefurthestgoals.
Asamatteroffact,theEuropeanfeels
to
thistensionasastateof
stiske
distress,andtwiceattemptshavebeenmadeingrandstyletounbendthe
lok
bow:
oncebymeansofJesuitism,
in
andthesecondtimebymeansofdemocraticenlightenment—which,
s
withtheaidoflibertyofthe
tiska
pressandnewspaper-reading,might,infact,bringitaboutthatthe
duh
spiritwouldnotsoeasilyfinditselfin"distress"!
(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcredittothem!
toda
buttheyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
Toda
Butwe,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,noreven
dovolj
sufficientlyGermans,weGOODEUROPEANS,
in
andfree,VERYfreespirits—wehaveitstill,allthedistressof
duha
spiritandallthetensionofitsbow!
In
Andperhapsalsothearrow,the
dolžnost
duty,and,whoknows?
THEGOALTOAIMAT....
Poglavje
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;
yetitseemsasifitwere
komaj
hardlycommenced.
Isitany
čudnega
wonderifweatlastgrowdistrustful,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?
Itwould
zdi
seemtobearendezvousofquestions
in
andnotesofinterrogation.
Andcoulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasiftheproblemhad
nikoli
neverbeenpropoundedbefore,asifwewerethe
prvi
firsttodiscernit,getasightofit,
in
andRISKRAISINGit?
Forthereis
tveganje
riskinraisingit,perhapsthereisnogreater
tveganje
risk.
2.
"HOWCOULDanythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?
For
primer
example,truthoutoferror?
ali
ortheWilltoTruthoutofthewilltodeception?
ali
orthegenerousdeedoutof
sebičnosti
selfishness?
orthepuresun-brightvisionofthewisemanoutofcovetousness?
Such
geneza
genesisisimpossible;
whoeverdreamsofitisafool,nay,worsethanafool;
thingsofthehighestvaluemust
imeti
haveadifferentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—in
tem
thistransitory,seductive,illusory,paltry
svetu
world,inthisturmoilofdelusion
in
andcupidity,theycannothavetheirsource.
But
namesto
ratherinthelapofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealed
Bogu
God,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheir
vir
source,andnowhereelse!"—Thismodeofreasoningdisclosesthetypicalprejudicebywhichmetaphysiciansof
vseh
alltimescanberecognized,this
način
modeofvaluationisatthebackof
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);
thoughtheyhadmadea
slovesno
solemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."
Foritmaybedoubted,
najprej
firstly,whetherantithesesexistatall;
in
andsecondly,whetherthepopularvaluations
in
andantithesesofvalueupon
ki
whichmetaphysicianshavesettheir
pečat
seal,arenotperhapsmerelysuperficialestimates,
zgolj
merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeing
verjetno
probablymadefromsomecorner,
morda
perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrowan
izraz
expressioncurrentamongpainters.
In
kljub
spiteofallthevaluewhich
lahko
maybelongtothetrue,thepositive,
in
andtheunselfish,itmightbe
mogoče
possiblethatahigherand
bolj
morefundamentalvalueforlife
splošno
generallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,to
sebičnosti
selfishness,andcupidity.
Itmight
celo
evenbepossiblethatWHATconstitutes
je
thevalueofthosegood
in
andrespectedthings,consistspreciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,
in
andcrochetedtotheseevil
in
andapparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeingessentially
enake
identicalwiththem.
Perhaps!
But
kdo
whowishestoconcernhimself
s
withsuchdangerous"Perhapses"!
Forthatinvestigationonemust
počakati
awaittheadventofa
novega
neworderofphilosophers,suchas
bodo
willhaveothertastesandinclinations,the
obratno
reverseofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersofthedangerous"Perhaps"in
vsakem
everysenseoftheterm.
In
Andtospeakinallseriousness,Iseesuchnewphilosophersbeginningtoappear.
3.
Havingkepta
ostro
sharpeyeonphilosophers,andhavingreadbetweentheirlines
dolgo
longenough,Inowsaytomyselfthatthe
večji
greaterpartofconsciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,
in
anditissoeveninthe
primeru
caseofphilosophicalthinking;
onehas
tukaj
heretolearnanew,asonelearnedanew
o
aboutheredityand"innateness."
Aslittleasthe
akt
actofbirthcomesintoconsiderationinthewholeprocess
in
andprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctiveinanydecisive
smislu
sense;
thegreaterpartoftheconsciousthinkingofaphilosopheris
skrivaj
secretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,
in
andforcedintodefinitechannels.
In
Andbehindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofmovement,therearevaluations,
ali
ortospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthe
vzdrževanje
maintenanceofadefinitemodeoflifeFor
primer
example,thatthecertainis
vredno
worthmorethantheuncertain,thatillusionis
manj
lessvaluablethan"truth"suchvaluations,in
kljub
spiteoftheirregulativeimportancefor
Nas
US,mightnotwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,
posebne
specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybenecessaryforthe
vzdrževanje
maintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.
Supposing,ineffect,
da
thatmanisnotjustthe"measureofthings."
4.
Thefalsenessofanopinionisnotforusany
ugovor
objectiontoit:
itis
tukaj
here,perhaps,thatournew
jezik
languagesoundsmoststrangely.
The
vprašanje
questionis,howfaran
mnenje
opinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
morda
perhapsspecies-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinions(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsapriori
pripadajo
belong),arethemostindispensableto
nas
us,thatwithoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,
brez
withoutacomparisonofrealitywiththe
čisto
purelyIMAGINEDworldoftheabsolute
in
andimmutable,withoutaconstantcounterfeitingofthe
sveta
worldbymeansofnumbers,
človek
mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationof
življenje
life,anegationoflife.
TO
Prepoznati
RECOGNISEUNTRUTHASACONDITIONOFLIFE;
thatiscertainlytoimpugnthetraditionalideasofvalueinadangerousmanner,
in
andaphilosophywhichventurestodoso,hasthereby
sama
aloneplaceditselfbeyondgood
in
andevil.
5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
in
andhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeated
odkritje
discoveryhowinnocenttheyare—how
pogosto
oftenandeasilytheymakemistakes
in
andlosetheirway,inshort,
kako
howchildishandchildliketheyare,—butthat
ni
thereisnotenoughhonestdealing
z
withthem,whereastheyallraisea
glasno
loudandvirtuousoutcrywhentheproblemoftruthfulnessis
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,
splošno
generallyastutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—and
Zelo
VERYfarfromhavingthe
vest
consciencewhichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,
zelo
veryfarfromhavingthe
dober
goodtasteofthecouragewhichgoesso
daleč
farastoletthisbeunderstood,
morda
perhapstowarnfriendorfoe,orincheerfulconfidence
in
andself-ridicule.
ThespectacleoftheTartufferyofoldKant,
enako
equallystiffanddecent,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatlead(more
pravilno
correctlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofind
ne
nosmallamusementinspyingoutthesubtletricksofoldmoralists
in
andethicalpreachers.
Or,still
bolj
moreso,thehocus-pocusinmathematical
obliki
form,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyin
mail
mailandmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totranslatethe
izraz
termfairlyandsquarely—inordertherebytostriketerroratonceintothe
srce
heartoftheassailantwhoshoulddaretocasta
pogled
glanceonthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidity
in
andvulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeofasicklyreclusebetray!
6.
Ithas
postopoma
graduallybecomecleartomewhateverygreat
filozofija
philosophyuptillnowhasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,
in
andaspeciesofinvoluntary
in
andunconsciousauto-biography;
andmoreover
da
thatthemoral(orimmoral)
namen
purposeineveryphilosophyhasconstituted
je
thetruevitalgermoutofwhich
je
theentireplanthasalwaysgrown.
Dejansko
Indeed,tounderstandhowtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofaphilosopher
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
onlytoogladtolookuponitselfasthe
končni
ultimateendofexistenceandthelegitimateLORD
nad
overalltheotherimpulses.
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,are
splošno
generallyinquiteanotherdirection—inthefamily,
morda
perhaps,orinmoney-making,orin
politiki
politics;
itis,infact,
skoraj
almostindifferentatwhatpointof
raziskave
researchhislittlemachineisplaced,
in
andwhetherthehopefulyoung
delavec
workerbecomesagoodphilologist,a
gobe
mushroomspecialist,orachemist;
heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecomingthis
ali
orthat.
Inthephilosopher,onthe
nasprotno
contrary,thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;
in
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesadecided
in
anddecisivetestimonyasto
Kdo
WHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhat
vrstnem redu
orderthedeepestimpulsesofhis
narave
naturestandtoeachother.
7.
Kako
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!
Iknowof
nič
nothingmorestingingthanthejokeEpicurustook
je
thelibertyofmakingonPlato
in
andthePlatonists;
hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginal
pomenu
sense,andonthefaceofit,thewordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessories
in
andlick-spittles;
besidesthis,however,itisasmuchasto
rekli
say,"TheyareallACTORS,
ni
thereisnothinggenuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasapopular
ime
nameforanactor).
Andthelatterisreallythemalignantreproach
ki
thatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseen
scene
scenestyleofwhichPlato
in
andhisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnota
mojster
master!
He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,whosatconcealedinhislittle
vrtu
gardenatAthens,andwrotethreehundredbooks,
morda
perhapsoutofrageandambitiousenvyofPlato,whoknows!
Greecetooka
sto
hundredyearstofindout
kdo
whothegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.
Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereisa
točka
pointineveryphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthescene;
ali
or,toputitinthewordsofan
starodavne
ancientmystery:.
Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
Youdesireto
Živeti
LIVE"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,younobleStoics,what
prevara
fraudofwords!
ImaginetoyourselvesabeinglikeNature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,
brez
withoutpurposeorconsideration,withoutpity
ali
orjustice,atoncefruitful
in
andbarrenanduncertain:
imaginetoyourselves
Ravnodušnost
INDIFFERENCEasapower—howCOULDyoulivein
skladu
accordancewithsuchindifference?
Tolive—isnotthat
samo
justendeavouringtobeotherwise
od
thanthisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
drugačen
different?
Andgrantedthatyour
imperativ
imperative,"livingaccordingtoNature,"meansactually
je
thesameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyoudo
Drugače
DIFFERENTLY?
Whyshouldyoumakea
načelo
principleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,
in
andmustbe?
Inreality,
pa
however,itisquiteotherwise
z
withyou:
whileyoupretendtoread
z
withrapturethecanonofyourlawinNature,youwant
nekaj
somethingquitethecontrary,youextraordinarystage-players
in
andself-deluders!
Inyourprideyouwishtodictateyourmorals
in
andidealstoNature,toNatureherself,
in
andtoincorporatethemtherein;
youinsistthatitshallbeNature"accordingtotheStoa,"
in
andwouldlikeeverythingtobemade
po
afteryourownimage,asavast,
večno
eternalglorificationandgeneralismofStoicism!
Withallyourlovefortruth,youhaveforcedyourselvesso
dolgo
long,sopersistently,andwithsuchhypnoticrigidityto
vidite
seeNatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,thatyouare
ne
nolongerabletoseeitotherwise—andto
krono
crownall,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamite
upanje
hopethatBECAUSEyouareabletotyrannize
nad
overyourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewill
tudi
alsoallowherselftobetyrannized
nad
over:
isnottheStoica
Del
PARTofNature?...
Butthisisan
stara
oldandeverlastingstory:
whathappenedinoldtimes
s
withtheStoicsstillhappens
danes
today,assoonasevera
filozofija
philosophybeginstobelieveinitself.
It
vedno
alwayscreatestheworldinitsownimage;
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
mayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsof
vesti
conscience,whoprefertoputtheirlast
zaupanje
trustinasurenothing,rather
kot
thaninanuncertainsomething.
Toda
ButthatisNihilism,andthe
znak
signofadespairing,mortallywearied
duše
soul,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingsucha
vrlina
virtuemaydisplay.
Itseems,
pa
however,tobeotherwisewithstronger
in
andlivelierthinkerswhoarestill
željni
eagerforlife.
InthattheysideAGAINSTappearance,
in
andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthe
verodostojnost
credibilityoftheirownbodiesaboutas
nizko
lowasthecredibilityoftheocular
dokazov
evidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"
in
andthus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresent
verjamejo
believeinmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—whoknows
če
iftheyarenotreallytryingtowin
nazaj
backsomethingwhichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,
nekaj
somethingoftheolddomainofthe
vere
faithofformertimes,perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"
morda
perhaps"theoldGod,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheycouldlive
bolje
better,thatistosay,
bolj
morevigorouslyandmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?
ThereisDISTRUSTof
teh
thesemodernideasinthismodeoflookingatthings,adisbeliefin
vse
allthathasbeenconstructed
včeraj
yesterdayandtoday;
thereis
morda
perhapssomeslightadmixtureofsatiety
in
andscorn,whichcannolonger
prenašati
enduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthemostvaried
izvora
origin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentthrowsonthe
trg
market;
adisgustofthe
bolj
morerefinedtasteatthevillage-fairmotleyness
in
andpatchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhom
ni
thereisnothingeithernew
ali
ortrue,exceptthismotleyness.
Thereinitseemstomethatweshouldagree
s
withthoseskepticalanti-realistsandknowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;
their
instinkt
instinct,whichrepelsthemfrom
Sodobne
MODERNreality,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
nas
us!
ThemainthingaboutthemisNOTthatthey
želijo
wishtogo"back,"butthatthey
želijo
wishtogetAWAYtherefrom.
A
malo
littleMOREstrength,swing,courage,
in
andartisticpower,andtheywouldbeOFF—andnot
nazaj
back!
11.
Itseemstomethatthereis
povsod
everywhereanattemptatpresenttodivert
pozornost
attentionfromtheactualinfluencewhichKantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,
in
andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythe
vrednost
valuewhichhesetuponhimself.
Kantwasfirstand
predvsem
foremostproudofhisTableofCategories;
z
withitinhishandhesaid:
"Thisisthemostdifficult
stvar
thingthatcouldeverbeundertakenon
imenu
behalfofmetaphysics."
Letus
samo
onlyunderstandthis"couldbe"!
HewasproudofhavingDISCOVEREDa
novo
newfacultyinman,thefacultyofsyntheticjudgmentapriori.
Granting
da
thathedeceivedhimselfin
tej
thismatter;
thedevelopmentandrapidflourishingofGermanphilosophydependedneverthelessonhispride,
in
andontheeagerrivalryoftheyounger
generacije
generationtodiscoverifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobe
še
stillprouder!—Butletusreflectforamoment—itishightimetodoso.
"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kantaskshimself—andwhatisreallyhis
odgovor
answer?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—but
žalost
unfortunatelynotinfivewords,butsocircumstantially,imposingly,
in
andwithsuchdisplayofGermanprofundity
in
andverbalflourishes,thatonealtogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedinsuchan
odgovor
answer.
Peoplewerebesidethemselves
s
withdelightoverthisnewfaculty,
in
andthejubilationreachedits
vrhunec
climaxwhenKantfurtherdiscovereda
moralno
moralfacultyinman—foratthat
času
timeGermanswerestillmoral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."
Thencamethe
medeni
honeymoonofGermanphilosophy.
Allthe
mladi
youngtheologiansoftheTubingeninstitutionwent
takoj
immediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."
In
Andwhatdidtheynotfind—inthatinnocent,rich,
in
andstillyouthfulperiodof
je
theGermanspirit,towhichRomanticism,
je
themaliciousfairy,pipedandsang,
ko
whenonecouldnotyet
razlikovati
distinguishbetween"finding"and"inventing"!
Aboveallafacultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristenedit,intellectualintuition,
in
andtherebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsof
je
thenaturallypious-inclinedGermans.
Onecando
ne
nogreaterwrongtothewholeofthisexuberant
in
andeccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoary
in
andsenileconceptions),thantotakeit
resno
seriously,oreventreatit
z
withmoralindignation.
Enough,however—the
svet
worldgrewolder,andthe
sanje
dreamvanished.
Atimecame
ko
whenpeoplerubbedtheirforeheads,
in
andtheystillrubthemtoday.
Peoplehadbeendreaming,
in
andfirstandforemost—oldKant.
"Bymeansof
je
ameans(faculty)"—hehadsaid,
ali
oratleastmeanttosay.
Ampak
But,isthat—ananswer?
Anexplanation?
Ali
Orisitnotrather
zgolj
merelyarepetitionofthequestion?
Kako
Howdoesopiuminducesleep?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"
sicer
namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthe
zdravnik
doctorinMoliere,.
Butsuchrepliesbelongtothe
področje
realmofcomedy,anditishigh
čas
timetoreplacetheKantian
vprašanje
question,"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaPRIORIpossible?"
byanotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefin
takšne
suchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishigh
čas
timethatweshouldunderstandthat
takšne
suchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobetrue,forthe
zaradi
sakeofthepreservationofcreatures
kot
likeourselves;
thoughtheystillmight
naravno
naturallybefalsejudgments!
Or,
bolj
moreplainlyspoken,androughly
in
andreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;
wehavenorightto
njih
them;
inourmouthstheyare
nič
nothingbutfalsejudgments.
Only,of
seveda
course,thebeliefintheirtruthis
potrebno
necessary,asplausiblebeliefandocularevidencebelongingtotheperspectiveviewof
življenje
life.
Andfinally,tocalltomindtheenormous
vpliv
influencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—Ihopeyouunderstandits
pravico
righttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthewholeof
Evropi
Europe,thereisnodoubtthatacertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhada
delež
shareinit;
thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwasadelighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,
in
andthepoliticalobscurantistsof
vseh
allnations,tofindan
protistrup
antidotetothestilloverwhelmingsensualism
ki
whichoverflowedfromthelast
stoletja
centuryintothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...