PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthis
bir
awoman—whatthen?Istherenotgroundforsuspectingthat
tüm
allphilosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedtounderstandwomen—thattheterribleseriousnessve
andclumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhaveusuallypaidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilledve
andunseemlymethodsforwinningbir
awoman?Certainlyshehas
asla
neverallowedherselftobewon;ve
andatpresenteverykindofdogmastandswithsadve
anddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!For
var
therearescofferswhomaintainthatitvar
hasfallen,thatalldogmaliesontheground—naymore,thatitisatitsson
lastgasp.Buttospeakseriously,thereare
iyi
goodgroundsforhopingthattüm
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whateversolemn,whateverconclusiveve
anddecidedairsithasassumed,olabilir
mayhavebeenonlyanoblepuerilismve
andtyronism;andprobablythetimeisathandwhenitwillbeonce
ve
andagainunderstoodWHAThasactuallysufficedforthebasisofsuchimposingve
andabsolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatistshavehithertoreared:belki
perhapssomepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchasthesoul-superstition,which,intheformofsubject-ve
andego-superstition,hasnotyetceaseddoingmischief):belki
perhapssomeplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartofgrammar,ya da
oranaudaciousgeneralizationofçok
veryrestricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.Thephilosophyofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
sadece
onlyapromiseforthousandsofyearsafterwards,aswasastrologyinstillearliertimes,intheserviceofki
whichprobablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,ve
andpatiencehavebeenspentthanonherhangi
anyactualsciencehitherto:weowetoit,
ve
andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsiave
andEgypt,thegrandstyleofarchitecture.Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesupontheheartofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
tüm
allgreatthingshavefirsttowanderabouttheyeryüzünde
earthasenormousandawe-inspiringcaricatures:dogmaticphilosophyhasbeen
bir
acaricatureofthiskind—forinstance,theVedantadoctrineinAsia,ve
andPlatonisminEurope.Letusnotbeungratefultoit,althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthattheworst,the
en
mosttiresome,andthemostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeenbir
adogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionofPureSpiritve
andtheGoodinItself.Ama
Butnowwhenithasbeensurmounted,whenEurope,ridofthisnightmare,canagaindrawbreathfreelyve
andatleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,biz
we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsoftüm
allthestrengthwhichthestrugglekarşı
againstthiserrorhasfostered.Itamountedtotheveryinversionoftruth,
ve
andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakofSpiritve
andtheGoodasPlatospokeofthem;indeedonemightask,asaphysician:
"Howdid
tür
suchamaladyattackthatfinestproductofantiquity,Plato?HadthewickedSocrates
gerçekten
reallycorruptedhim?WasSocratesafterallacorrupterofyouths,
ve
anddeservedhishemlock?"Butthestruggle
karşı
againstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,ve
andforthe"people"—thestrugglekarşı
againsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianityIçin
(FORCHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropebir
amagnificenttensionofsoul,suchasvar
hadnotexistedanywherepreviously;with
böyle
suchatenselystrainedbowonecanartık
nowaimatthefurthestgoals.As
bir
amatteroffact,theEuropeanfeelsbu
thistensionasastateofdistress,ve
andtwiceattemptshavebeenmadeingrandstyletounbendthebow:oncebymeansofJesuitism,
ve
andthesecondtimebymeansofdemocraticenlightenment—which,withtheaidoflibertyofthepressve
andnewspaper-reading,might,infact,bringitaboutthatthespiritwouldnotsoeasilyfinditselfin"distress"!(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcredittothem!
ama
buttheyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)Ama
Butwe,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,norevensufficientlyGermans,weGüzel
GOODEUROPEANS,andfree,VERYözgür
freespirits—wehaveitstill,tüm
allthedistressofspiritve
andallthetensionofitsbow!Ve
Andperhapsalsothearrow,theduty,ve
and,whoknows?THEGOALTOAIMAT....
CHAPTER
I
I.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS1.
TheWilltoTruth,whichistotemptustomanyahazardousenterprise,thefamousTruthfulnessofwhich
tüm
allphilosophershavehithertospokenwithrespect,whatquestionshasbu
thisWilltoTruthnotlaidbeforebizi
us!Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
zaten
alreadyalongstory;yetitseemsasifitwerehardlycommenced.
Isitanywonderifweatlastgrowdistrustful,losepatience,
ve
andturnimpatientlyaway?ThatthisSphinxteachesusatlasttoaskquestionsourselves?
WHOisit
gerçekten
reallythatputsquestionstoushere?WHAT
gerçekten
reallyisthis"WilltoTruth"inus?In
aslında
factwemadealonghaltatthesoru
questionastotheoriginofbu
thisWill—untilatlastwecametoanabsolutestandstillbeforeayetmorefundamentalsoru
question.WeinquiredabouttheVALUEof
bu
thisWill.Grantedthatwewantthetruth:
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?
Anduncertainty?
Bile
Evenignorance?Theproblemofthevalueoftruthpresenteditselfbeforeus—orwasitwewhopresentedourselvesbeforetheproblem?
WhichofusistheOedipushere?
Hangi
WhichtheSphinx?Itwouldseemtobe
bir
arendezvousofquestionsandnotesofinterrogation.Ve
Andcoulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasiftheproblemhadhiç
neverbeenpropoundedbefore,asifwewerethefirsttodiscernit,getasightofit,ve
andRISKRAISINGit?For
var
thereisriskinraisingit,belki
perhapsthereisnogreaterrisk.2.
"HOWCOULD
şey
anythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?Forexample,truthoutoferror?
ya da
ortheWilltoTruthoutofthewilltodeception?ya da
orthegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?ya da
orthepuresun-brightvisionofthewisemanoutofcovetousness?Böyle
Suchgenesisisimpossible;whoeverdreamsofitisafool,nay,worse
daha
thanafool;thingsofthehighestvalue
olmalı
musthaveadifferentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—inbu
thistransitory,seductive,illusory,paltryworld,inbu
thisturmoilofdelusionandcupidity,theycannotsahip
havetheirsource.ButratherinthelapofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealed
Tanrı
God,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheirsource,ve
andnowhereelse!"—Thismodeofreasoningdisclosesthetypicalprejudicebywhichmetaphysiciansoftüm
alltimescanberecognized,bu
thismodeofvaluationisatthebackoftüm
alltheirlogicalprocedure;throughthis"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
şey
somethingthatisinthesonunda
endsolemnlychristened"theTruth."ThefundamentalbeliefofmetaphysiciansisTHEBELIEFINANTITHESESOFVALUES.
It
hiç
neveroccurredeventothewariestofthemtodoubtburada
hereontheverythreshold(wheredoubt,however,wasen
mostnecessary);thoughtheyhadmade
bir
asolemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."Foritmaybedoubted,firstly,whetherantithesesexistatall;
ve
andsecondly,whetherthepopularvaluationsve
andantithesesofvalueuponwhichmetaphysicianshavesettheirseal,arenotperhapsmerelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeingprobablymadefromsomecorner,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrowbir
anexpressioncurrentamongpainters.Inspiteof
tüm
allthevaluewhichmaybelongtothegerçek
true,thepositive,andtheunselfish,itmightbemümkün
possiblethatahigheranddaha
morefundamentalvalueforlifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,toselfishness,ve
andcupidity.Itmightevenbe
mümkün
possiblethatWHATconstitutesthevalueofthoseiyi
goodandrespectedthings,consistspreciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,ve
andcrochetedtotheseevilve
andapparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeingessentiallyidenticalwiththem.Belki
Perhaps!Butwhowishestoconcernhimselfwith
böyle
suchdangerous"Perhapses"!Forthatinvestigationone
gerekir
mustawaittheadventofayeni
neworderofphilosophers,suchasolacak
willhaveothertastesandinclinations,thereverseofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersofthedangerous"Perhaps"inher
everysenseoftheterm.Ve
Andtospeakinallseriousness,Igörüyorum
seesuchnewphilosophersbeginningtoappear.3.
Havingkept
bir
asharpeyeonphilosophers,ve
andhavingreadbetweentheirlinesuzun
longenough,Inowsaytomyselfthatthegreaterkısmı
partofconsciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,ve
anditissoeveninthecaseofphilosophicalthinking;bir
onehasheretolearnanew,asbir
onelearnedanewaboutheredityve
and"innateness."Aslittleastheactofbirthcomesintoconsiderationinthe
tüm
wholeprocessandprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctiveinherhangi
anydecisivesense;thegreater
kısmı
partoftheconsciousthinkingofbir
aphilosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,ve
andforcedintodefinitechannels.Ve
Andbehindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofmovement,therearevaluations,ya da
ortospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthemaintenanceofbir
adefinitemodeoflifeForexample,bu
thatthecertainisworthmorethantheuncertain,bu
thatillusionislessvaluablethan"truth"suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportanceforUS,olabilir
mightnotwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybenecessaryforthemaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.Supposing,ineffect,thatmanisnot
sadece
justthe"measureofthings."4.
Thefalsenessof
bir
anopinionisnotforusanyobjectiontoit:itishere,
belki
perhaps,thatournewlanguagesoundsen
moststrangely.Thequestionis,howfaranopinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
belki
perhapsspecies-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinionsIçin
(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioribelong),aretheen
mostindispensabletous,thatolmadan
withoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,olmadan
withoutacomparisonofrealitywiththepurelyIMAGINEDworldoftheabsoluteve
andimmutable,withoutaconstantcounterfeitingoftheworldbyde
meansofnumbers,mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationoflife,anegationoflife.TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHAS
Bir
ACONDITIONOFLIFE;thatiscertainlytoimpugnthetraditionalideasofvaluein
bir
adangerousmanner,andaphilosophywhichventurestodoso,hastherebyaloneplaceditselfbeyondgoodve
andevil.5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
ve
andhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeateddiscoveryne kadar
howinnocenttheyare—howoftenve
andeasilytheymakemistakesve
andlosetheirway,inshort,ne kadar
howchildishandchildliketheyare,—butthatthereisnotenoughhonestdealingwiththem,whereastheyallraisebir
aloudandvirtuousoutcrywhentheproblemoftruthfulnessisbile
evenhintedatintheremotestmanner.Theyallposeasthoughtheirrealopinionshadbeendiscovered
ve
andattainedthroughtheself-evolvingofbir
acold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic(incontrasttoallsortsofmystics,who,fairerve
andfoolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,infact,bir
aprejudicedproposition,idea,or"suggestion,"olan
whichisgenerallytheirheart'sdesireabstractedve
andrefined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtoutsonra
aftertheevent.Theyarealladvocateswhodonotwishtoberegardedas
böyle
such,generallyastutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—andVERYfarfromhavingtheconsciencewhichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,veryfarfromhavingtheiyi
goodtasteofthecouragewhichgoessofarastoletthisbeanlamaya
understood,perhapstowarnfriendya da
orfoe,orincheerfulconfidenceve
andself-ridicule.ThespectacleoftheTartufferyofoldKant,equallystiff
ve
anddecent,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatlead(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofindnoküçük
smallamusementinspyingoutthesubtletricksofoldmoralistsve
andethicalpreachers.Or,stillmoreso,thehocus-pocusinmathematicalform,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyinmail
ve
andmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totranslatethetermfairlyve
andsquarely—inordertherebytostriketerroratonceintotheheartoftheassailantwhoshoulddaretocastbir
aglanceonthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidityve
andvulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeofbir
asicklyreclusebetray!6.
Ithasgraduallybecomecleartomewhat
her
everygreatphilosophyuptillnowhasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,ve
andaspeciesofinvoluntaryve
andunconsciousauto-biography;andmoreoverthatthemoral(orimmoral)purposein
her
everyphilosophyhasconstitutedthegerçek
truevitalgermoutofwhichtheentireplanthasher zaman
alwaysgrown.Indeed,tounderstand
nasıl
howtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofbir
aphilosopherhavebeenarrivedde
at,itisalwayswell(andwise)toönce
firstaskoneself:"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Accordingly,Idonot
inanmıyorum
believethatan"impulsetoknowledge"isthebabası
fatherofphilosophy;butthatanotherimpulse,
burada
hereaselsewhere,hasonlymadeuseofknowledge(andmistakenknowledge!)as
bir
aninstrument.Butwhoeverconsidersthefundamentalimpulsesofmanwithaviewtodetermining
ne kadar
howfartheymayhaveburada
hereactedasINSPIRINGGENII(orasdemonsve
andcobolds),willfindthattheyhavetüm
allpracticedphilosophyatonetimeoranother,ve
andthateachoneofthemwouldhavebeenonlytoogladtolookuponitselfastheultimateendofexistenceve
andthelegitimateLORDovertüm
alltheotherimpulses.For
her
everyimpulseisimperious,andasSUCH,attemptstophilosophize.Tobe
elbette
sure,inthecaseofscholars,inthecaseofgerçekten
reallyscientificmen,itmaybeotherwise—"better,"eğer
ifyouwill;therethere
olabilir
mayreallybesuchathingasan"impulsetoknowledge,"someçeşit
kindofsmall,independentclock-work,which,whenwellwoundup,çalışır
worksawayindustriouslytothatend,WITHOUTtherestofthescholarlyimpulsestakingherhangi
anymaterialparttherein.Theactual"interests"ofthescholar,therefore,aregenerallyin
tamamen
quiteanotherdirection—inthefamily,belki
perhaps,orinmoney-making,orinpolitics;itis,in
aslında
fact,almostindifferentatwhatpointofresearchhisküçük
littlemachineisplaced,andwhetherthehopefulgenç
youngworkerbecomesagoodphilologist,bir
amushroomspecialist,orachemist;heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecomingthis
ya da
orthat.Inthephilosopher,onthecontrary,thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;
ve
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesbir
adecidedanddecisivetestimonyastoKim
WHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhatsırada
orderthedeepestimpulsesofhisnaturestandtoher
eachother.7.
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!
I
bilmiyorum
knowofnothingmorestingingthanthejokeEpicurustookthelibertyofmakingonPlatove
andthePlatonists;hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginalsense,
ve
andonthefaceofit,thekelime
wordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessoriesve
andlick-spittles;besidesthis,however,itisasmuchastosay,"TheyareallACTORS,thereisnothinggenuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasapopularnameforanactor).
Ve
AndthelatterisreallythemalignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseenscenestyleofwhichPlato
ve
andhisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnotamaster!He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,
kim
whosatconcealedinhisküçük
littlegardenatAthens,andwroteüç
threehundredbooks,perhapsoutofrageve
andambitiousenvyofPlato,kim
whoknows!Greecetookahundredyearstofindout
kim
whothegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereis
bir
apointineveryphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthescene;ya da
or,toputitinthewordsofbir
anancientmystery:.Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
YoudesiretoLIVE"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,younobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!
Imaginetoyourselves
bir
abeinglikeNature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,withoutpurposeya da
orconsideration,withoutpityorjustice,atoncefruitfulve
andbarrenanduncertain:imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEas
bir
apower—howCOULDyouliveinaccordancewithböyle
suchindifference?Tolive—isnotthatjustendeavouringtobeotherwisethanthisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
farklı
different?Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"livingaccordingtoNature,"means
aslında
actuallythesameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyoudoDIFFERENTLY?Neden
Whyshouldyoumakeaprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,ve
andmustbe?Inreality,however,itis
oldukça
quiteotherwisewithyou:whileyoupretendtoreadwithrapturethecanonofyourlawinNature,you
istiyorsunuz
wantsomethingquitethecontrary,youextraordinarystage-playersve
andself-deluders!Inyourprideyou
istiyorsunuz
wishtodictateyourmoralsve
andidealstoNature,toNatureherself,ve
andtoincorporatethemtherein;youinsistthatitshallbeNature"accordingtotheStoa,"
ve
andwouldlikeeverythingtobemadeafteryourkendi
ownimage,asavast,eternalglorificationve
andgeneralismofStoicism!With
tüm
allyourlovefortruth,youhaveforcedyourselvessolong,sopersistently,ve
andwithsuchhypnoticrigiditytogörmeye
seeNatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,o
thatyouarenolongerabletogörmeye
seeitotherwise—andtocrowntüm
all,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamitehopeo
thatBECAUSEyouareabletotyrannizeoveryourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewillalsoallowherselftobetyrannizedover:isnottheStoic
bir
aPARTofNature?...But
bu
thisisanoldandeverlastinghikaye
story:whathappenedinoldtimeswiththeStoics
hala
stillhappenstoday,assoonaseverbir
aphilosophybeginstobelieveinitself.It
her zaman
alwayscreatestheworldinitsownimage;itcannotdootherwise;
philosophyis
bu
thistyrannicalimpulseitself,theen
mostspiritualWilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"thewilltothecausaprima.10.
Theeagerness
ve
andsubtlety,Ishouldevensaycraftiness,withwhichtheproblemof"therealve
andtheapparentworld"isdealtwithatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishesyiyecek
foodforthoughtandattention;ve
andhewhohearsonlybir
a"WilltoTruth"inthebackground,ve
andnothingelse,cannotcertainlyboastofthesharpestears.Inrare
ve
andisolatedcases,itmaygerçekten
reallyhavehappenedthatsuchbir
aWilltoTruth—acertainextravagantve
andadventurouspluck,ametaphysician'sambitionoftheforlornhope—hasparticipatedtherein:thatwhichinthe
sonunda
endalwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"tobir
awholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;there
olabilir
mayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsofconscience,whoprefertoputtheirson
lasttrustinasurenothing,ratherthaninanuncertainsomething.Ama
ButthatisNihilism,andtheişareti
signofadespairing,mortallyweariedsoul,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingböyle
suchavirtuemaydisplay.Itseems,however,tobeotherwisewithstronger
ve
andlivelierthinkerswhoarehala
stilleagerforlife.Inthattheyside
Karşı
AGAINSTappearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthecredibilityoftheirownbodiesaboutaslowasthecredibilityoftheocularevidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"ve
andthus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresentinanıyor
believeinmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—whobiliyor
knowsiftheyarenotreallytryingtokazanmaya
winbacksomethingwhichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,somethingoftheolddomainofthefaithofformertimes,belki
perhapsthe"immortalsoul,"perhaps"theoldGod,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheycouldlivebetter,thatistode
say,morevigorouslyandmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?Var
ThereisDISTRUSTofthesemodernideasinthismodeofbakma
lookingatthings,adisbeliefinallthatvar
hasbeenconstructedyesterdayandbugün
today;thereisperhapssomeslightadmixtureofsatiety
ve
andscorn,whichcannolongerenduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasoftheen
mostvariedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentthrowsonthemarket;bir
adisgustofthemorerefinedtasteatthevillage-fairmotleynessve
andpatchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhomthereisnothingeitheryeni
newortrue,exceptthismotleyness.Thereinitseemstomethatweshouldagreewiththoseskepticalanti-realists
ve
andknowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;theirinstinct,whichrepelsthemfromMODERNreality,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
bizi
us!ThemainthingaboutthemisNOTthattheywishtogo"back,"butthattheywishtogetAWAYtherefrom.
AlittleMOREstrength,swing,courage,
ve
andartisticpower,andtheyolacaktı
wouldbeOFF—andnotback!11.
Itseemstomethat
var
thereiseverywhereanattemptatpresenttodivertattentionfromtheactualinfluenceki
whichKantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,ve
andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythevalueki
whichhesetuponhimself.Kantwas
öncelikle
firstandforemostproudofhisTableofCategories;withitinhishandhe
dedi
said:"Thisisthemostdifficultthingthatcouldeverbeundertakenonbehalfofmetaphysics."
Letus
sadece
onlyunderstandthis"couldbe"!HewasproudofhavingDISCOVERED
bir
anewfacultyinman,thefacultyofsyntheticjudgmentbir
apriori.Grantingthathedeceivedhimselfinthis
konuda
matter;thedevelopmentandrapidflourishingofGermanphilosophydependedneverthelessonhispride,
ve
andontheeagerrivalryoftheyoungergenerationtodiscoverifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobestillprouder!—Butletusreflectforbir
amoment—itishightimetodoso."HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kant
soruyor
askshimself—andwhatisreallyhiscevabı
answer?"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—butunfortunatelynotin
beş
fivewords,butsocircumstantially,imposingly,ve
andwithsuchdisplayofGermanprofundityve
andverbalflourishes,thatonealtogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedinböyle
suchananswer.Peoplewerebesidethemselves
ile
withdelightoverthisnewfaculty,ve
andthejubilationreacheditsclimaxwhenKantfurtherdiscoveredbir
amoralfacultyinman—foratthattimeGermanswerehala
stillmoral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."Then
geldi
camethehoneymoonofGermanphilosophy.Tüm
AlltheyoungtheologiansoftheTubingeninstitutiongittiler
wentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."Ve
Andwhatdidtheynotfind—inthatinnocent,rich,ve
andstillyouthfulperiodoftheGermanspirit,towhichRomanticism,themaliciousfairy,pipedve
andsang,whenonecouldnothenüz
yetdistinguishbetween"finding"and"inventing"!Aboveall
bir
afacultyforthe"transcendental";Schellingchristenedit,intellectualintuition,
ve
andtherebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsofthenaturallypious-inclinedGermans.Bir
Onecandonogreateryanlış
wrongtothewholeofthisexuberantve
andeccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoaryve
andsenileconceptions),thantoalmak
takeitseriously,oreventreatitwithmoralindignation.Enough,however—the
dünya
worldgrewolder,andtherüya
dreamvanished.Atimecamewhen
insanlar
peoplerubbedtheirforeheads,andtheyhala
stillrubthemtoday.Peoplehadbeendreaming,
ve
andfirstandforemost—oldKant."By
demişti
meansofameans(faculty)"—hehaddemişti
said,oratleastmeanttodemişti
say.But,isthat—ananswer?
Bir
Anexplanation?Orisitnotrathermerelyarepetitionofthequestion?
Nasıl
Howdoesopiuminducesleep?"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthedoctorinMoliere,.
Ama
Butsuchrepliesbelongtotherealmofcomedy,ve
anditishightimetoreplacetheKantianquestion,"Howaresyntheticjudgmentsbir
aPRIORIpossible?"byanotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefinsuchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishightimethatweshouldunderstandthatsuchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobe
doğru
true,forthesakeofthepreservationofcreatureslikeourselves;thoughtheystill
olabilir
mightnaturallybefalsejudgments!Ya da
Or,moreplainlyspoken,androughlyve
andreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;wehave
yok
norighttothem;inourmouthstheyarenothingbutfalsejudgments.
Sadece
Only,ofcourse,thebeliefintheirtruthisnecessary,asplausiblebeliefve
andocularevidencebelongingtotheperspectiveviewoflife.Ve
Andfinally,tocalltomindtheenormousinfluencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—Iumarım
hopeyouunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthetüm
wholeofEurope,thereisnodoubtthatbir
acertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhadbir
ashareinit;thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwasadelighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,
ve
andthepoliticalobscurantistsoftüm
allnations,tofindanantidotetothehala
stilloverwhelmingsensualismwhichoverflowedfromthegeçen
lastcenturyintothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...