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PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthis
bir
a
woman—whatthen?
Istherenotgroundforsuspectingthat
tüm
all
philosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedtounderstandwomen—thattheterribleseriousness
ve
and
clumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhaveusuallypaidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilled
ve
and
unseemlymethodsforwinning
bir
a
woman?
Certainlyshehas
asla
never
allowedherselftobewon;
ve
and
atpresenteverykindofdogmastandswithsad
ve
and
discouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!
For
var
there
arescofferswhomaintainthatit
var
has
fallen,thatalldogmaliesontheground—naymore,thatitisatits
son
last
gasp.
Buttospeakseriously,thereare
iyi
good
groundsforhopingthat
tüm
all
dogmatizinginphilosophy,whateversolemn,whateverconclusive
ve
and
decidedairsithasassumed,
olabilir
may
havebeenonlyanoblepuerilism
ve
and
tyronism;
andprobablythetimeisathandwhenitwillbeonce
ve
and
againunderstoodWHAThasactuallysufficedforthebasisofsuchimposing
ve
and
absolutephilosophicaledificesasthedogmatistshavehithertoreared:
belki
perhaps
somepopularsuperstitionofimmemorialtime(suchasthesoul-superstition,which,intheformofsubject-
ve
and
ego-superstition,hasnotyetceaseddoingmischief):
belki
perhaps
someplayuponwords,adeceptiononthepartofgrammar,
ya da
or
anaudaciousgeneralizationof
çok
very
restricted,verypersonal,veryhuman—all-too-humanfacts.
Thephilosophyofthedogmatists,itistobehoped,was
sadece
only
apromiseforthousandsofyearsafterwards,aswasastrologyinstillearliertimes,intheserviceof
ki
which
probablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,
ve
and
patiencehavebeenspentthanon
herhangi
any
actualsciencehitherto:
weowetoit,
ve
and
toits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsia
ve
and
Egypt,thegrandstyleofarchitecture.
Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesupontheheartofhumanitywitheverlastingclaims,
tüm
all
greatthingshavefirsttowanderaboutthe
yeryüzünde
earth
asenormousandawe-inspiringcaricatures:
dogmaticphilosophyhasbeen
bir
a
caricatureofthiskind—forinstance,theVedantadoctrineinAsia,
ve
and
PlatonisminEurope.
Letusnotbeungratefultoit,althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthattheworst,the
en
most
tiresome,andthemostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeen
bir
a
dogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionofPureSpirit
ve
and
theGoodinItself.
Ama
But
nowwhenithasbeensurmounted,whenEurope,ridofthisnightmare,canagaindrawbreathfreely
ve
and
atleastenjoyahealthier—sleep,
biz
we
,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsof
tüm
all
thestrengthwhichthestruggle
karşı
against
thiserrorhasfostered.
Itamountedtotheveryinversionoftruth,
ve
and
thedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thefundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakofSpirit
ve
and
theGoodasPlatospokeofthem;
indeedonemightask,asaphysician:
"Howdid
tür
such
amaladyattackthatfinestproductofantiquity,Plato?
HadthewickedSocrates
gerçekten
really
corruptedhim?
WasSocratesafterallacorrupterofyouths,
ve
and
deservedhishemlock?"
Butthestruggle
karşı
against
Plato,or—tospeakplainer,
ve
and
forthe"people"—thestruggle
karşı
against
theecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianity
Için
(FOR
CHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEurope
bir
a
magnificenttensionofsoul,suchas
var
had
notexistedanywherepreviously;
with
böyle
such
atenselystrainedbowonecan
artık
now
aimatthefurthestgoals.
As
bir
a
matteroffact,theEuropeanfeels
bu
this
tensionasastateofdistress,
ve
and
twiceattemptshavebeenmadeingrandstyletounbendthebow:
oncebymeansofJesuitism,
ve
and
thesecondtimebymeansofdemocraticenlightenment—which,withtheaidoflibertyofthepress
ve
and
newspaper-reading,might,infact,bringitaboutthatthespiritwouldnotsoeasilyfinditselfin"distress"!
(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—allcredittothem!
ama
but
theyagainmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)
Ama
But
we,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,norevensufficientlyGermans,we
Güzel
GOOD
EUROPEANS,andfree,VERY
özgür
free
spirits—wehaveitstill,
tüm
all
thedistressofspirit
ve
and
allthetensionofitsbow!
Ve
And
perhapsalsothearrow,theduty,
ve
and
,whoknows?
THEGOALTOAIMAT....
CHAPTER
I
I
.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS
1.
TheWilltoTruth,whichistotemptustomanyahazardousenterprise,thefamousTruthfulnessofwhich
tüm
all
philosophershavehithertospokenwithrespect,whatquestionshas
bu
this
WilltoTruthnotlaidbefore
bizi
us
!
Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
zaten
already
alongstory;
yetitseemsasifitwerehardlycommenced.
Isitanywonderifweatlastgrowdistrustful,losepatience,
ve
and
turnimpatientlyaway?
ThatthisSphinxteachesusatlasttoaskquestionsourselves?
WHOisit
gerçekten
really
thatputsquestionstoushere?
WHAT
gerçekten
really
isthis"WilltoTruth"inus?
In
aslında
fact
wemadealonghaltatthe
soru
question
astotheoriginof
bu
this
Will—untilatlastwecametoanabsolutestandstillbeforeayetmorefundamental
soru
question
.
WeinquiredabouttheVALUEof
bu
this
Will.
Grantedthatwewantthetruth:
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?
Anduncertainty?
Bile
Even
ignorance?
Theproblemofthevalueoftruthpresenteditselfbeforeus—orwasitwewhopresentedourselvesbeforetheproblem?
WhichofusistheOedipushere?
Hangi
Which
theSphinx?
Itwouldseemtobe
bir
a
rendezvousofquestionsandnotesofinterrogation.
Ve
And
coulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasiftheproblemhad
hiç
never
beenpropoundedbefore,asifwewerethefirsttodiscernit,getasightofit,
ve
and
RISKRAISINGit?
For
var
there
isriskinraisingit,
belki
perhaps
thereisnogreaterrisk.
2.
"HOWCOULD
şey
anything
originateoutofitsopposite?
Forexample,truthoutoferror?
ya da
or
theWilltoTruthoutofthewilltodeception?
ya da
or
thegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?
ya da
or
thepuresun-brightvisionofthewisemanoutofcovetousness?
Böyle
Such
genesisisimpossible;
whoeverdreamsofitisafool,nay,worse
daha
than
afool;
thingsofthehighestvalue
olmalı
must
haveadifferentorigin,anoriginofTHEIRown—in
bu
this
transitory,seductive,illusory,paltryworld,in
bu
this
turmoilofdelusionandcupidity,theycannot
sahip
have
theirsource.
ButratherinthelapofBeing,intheintransitory,intheconcealed
Tanrı
God
,inthe'Thing-in-itself—THEREmustbetheirsource,
ve
and
nowhereelse!"—Thismodeofreasoningdisclosesthetypicalprejudicebywhichmetaphysiciansof
tüm
all
timescanberecognized,
bu
this
modeofvaluationisatthebackof
tüm
all
theirlogicalprocedure;
throughthis"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
şey
something
thatisinthe
sonunda
end
solemnlychristened"theTruth."
ThefundamentalbeliefofmetaphysiciansisTHEBELIEFINANTITHESESOFVALUES.
It
hiç
never
occurredeventothewariestofthemtodoubt
burada
here
ontheverythreshold(wheredoubt,however,was
en
most
necessary);
thoughtheyhadmade
bir
a
solemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."
Foritmaybedoubted,firstly,whetherantithesesexistatall;
ve
and
secondly,whetherthepopularvaluations
ve
and
antithesesofvalueuponwhichmetaphysicianshavesettheirseal,arenotperhapsmerelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeingprobablymadefromsomecorner,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toborrow
bir
an
expressioncurrentamongpainters.
Inspiteof
tüm
all
thevaluewhichmaybelongtothe
gerçek
true
,thepositive,andtheunselfish,itmightbe
mümkün
possible
thatahigherand
daha
more
fundamentalvalueforlifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,toselfishness,
ve
and
cupidity.
Itmightevenbe
mümkün
possible
thatWHATconstitutesthevalueofthose
iyi
good
andrespectedthings,consistspreciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyrelated,knotted,
ve
and
crochetedtotheseevil
ve
and
apparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeingessentiallyidenticalwiththem.
Belki
Perhaps
!
Butwhowishestoconcernhimselfwith
böyle
such
dangerous"Perhapses"!
Forthatinvestigationone
gerekir
must
awaittheadventofa
yeni
new
orderofphilosophers,suchas
olacak
will
haveothertastesandinclinations,thereverseofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersofthedangerous"Perhaps"in
her
every
senseoftheterm.
Ve
And
tospeakinallseriousness,I
görüyorum
see
suchnewphilosophersbeginningtoappear.
3.
Havingkept
bir
a
sharpeyeonphilosophers,
ve
and
havingreadbetweentheirlines
uzun
long
enough,Inowsaytomyselfthatthegreater
kısmı
part
ofconsciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,
ve
and
itissoeveninthecaseofphilosophicalthinking;
bir
one
hasheretolearnanew,as
bir
one
learnedanewaboutheredity
ve
and
"innateness."
Aslittleastheactofbirthcomesintoconsiderationinthe
tüm
whole
processandprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctivein
herhangi
any
decisivesense;
thegreater
kısmı
part
oftheconsciousthinkingof
bir
a
philosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,
ve
and
forcedintodefinitechannels.
Ve
And
behindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofmovement,therearevaluations,
ya da
or
tospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthemaintenanceof
bir
a
definitemodeoflifeForexample,
bu
that
thecertainisworthmorethantheuncertain,
bu
that
illusionislessvaluablethan"truth"suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportanceforUS,
olabilir
might
notwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybenecessaryforthemaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.
Supposing,ineffect,thatmanisnot
sadece
just
the"measureofthings."
4.
Thefalsenessof
bir
an
opinionisnotforusanyobjectiontoit:
itishere,
belki
perhaps
,thatournewlanguagesounds
en
most
strangely.
Thequestionis,howfaranopinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
belki
perhaps
species-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinions
Için
(to
whichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioribelong),arethe
en
most
indispensabletous,that
olmadan
without
arecognitionoflogicalfictions,
olmadan
without
acomparisonofrealitywiththepurelyIMAGINEDworldoftheabsolute
ve
and
immutable,withoutaconstantcounterfeitingoftheworldby
de
means
ofnumbers,mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationoffalseopinionswouldbearenunciationoflife,anegationoflife.
TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHAS
Bir
A
CONDITIONOFLIFE;
thatiscertainlytoimpugnthetraditionalideasofvaluein
bir
a
dangerousmanner,andaphilosophywhichventurestodoso,hastherebyaloneplaceditselfbeyondgood
ve
and
evil.
5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
ve
and
half-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeateddiscovery
ne kadar
how
innocenttheyare—howoften
ve
and
easilytheymakemistakes
ve
and
losetheirway,inshort,
ne kadar
how
childishandchildliketheyare,—butthatthereisnotenoughhonestdealingwiththem,whereastheyallraise
bir
a
loudandvirtuousoutcrywhentheproblemoftruthfulnessis
bile
even
hintedatintheremotestmanner.
Theyallposeasthoughtheirrealopinionshadbeendiscovered
ve
and
attainedthroughtheself-evolvingof
bir
a
cold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic(incontrasttoallsortsofmystics,who,fairer
ve
and
foolisher,talkof"inspiration"),whereas,infact,
bir
a
prejudicedproposition,idea,or"suggestion,"
olan
which
isgenerallytheirheart'sdesireabstracted
ve
and
refined,isdefendedbythemwithargumentssoughtout
sonra
after
theevent.
Theyarealladvocateswhodonotwishtoberegardedas
böyle
such
,generallyastutedefenders,also,oftheirprejudices,whichtheydub"truths,"—andVERYfarfromhavingtheconsciencewhichbravelyadmitsthistoitself,veryfarfromhavingthe
iyi
good
tasteofthecouragewhichgoessofarastoletthisbe
anlamaya
understood
,perhapstowarnfriend
ya da
or
foe,orincheerfulconfidence
ve
and
self-ridicule.
ThespectacleoftheTartufferyofoldKant,equallystiff
ve
and
decent,withwhichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatlead(morecorrectlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofindno
küçük
small
amusementinspyingoutthesubtletricksofoldmoralists
ve
and
ethicalpreachers.
Or,stillmoreso,thehocus-pocusinmathematicalform,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyinmail
ve
and
mask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totranslatethetermfairly
ve
and
squarely—inordertherebytostriketerroratonceintotheheartoftheassailantwhoshoulddaretocast
bir
a
glanceonthatinvinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidity
ve
and
vulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeof
bir
a
sicklyreclusebetray!
6.
Ithasgraduallybecomecleartomewhat
her
every
greatphilosophyuptillnowhasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,
ve
and
aspeciesofinvoluntary
ve
and
unconsciousauto-biography;
andmoreoverthatthemoral(orimmoral)purposein
her
every
philosophyhasconstitutedthe
gerçek
true
vitalgermoutofwhichtheentireplanthas
her zaman
always
grown.
Indeed,tounderstand
nasıl
how
theabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsof
bir
a
philosopherhavebeenarrived
de
at
,itisalwayswell(andwise)to
önce
first
askoneself:
"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Accordingly,Idonot
inanmıyorum
believe
thatan"impulsetoknowledge"isthe
babası
father
ofphilosophy;
butthatanotherimpulse,
burada
here
aselsewhere,hasonlymadeuseofknowledge(andmistakenknowledge!)
as
bir
an
instrument.
Butwhoeverconsidersthefundamentalimpulsesofmanwithaviewtodetermining
ne kadar
how
fartheymayhave
burada
here
actedasINSPIRINGGENII(orasdemons
ve
and
cobolds),willfindthattheyhave
tüm
all
practicedphilosophyatonetimeoranother,
ve
and
thateachoneofthemwouldhavebeenonlytoogladtolookuponitselfastheultimateendofexistence
ve
and
thelegitimateLORDover
tüm
all
theotherimpulses.
For
her
every
impulseisimperious,andasSUCH,attemptstophilosophize.
Tobe
elbette
sure
,inthecaseofscholars,inthecaseof
gerçekten
really
scientificmen,itmaybeotherwise—"better,"
eğer
if
youwill;
therethere
olabilir
may
reallybesuchathingasan"impulsetoknowledge,"some
çeşit
kind
ofsmall,independentclock-work,which,whenwellwoundup,
çalışır
works
awayindustriouslytothatend,WITHOUTtherestofthescholarlyimpulsestaking
herhangi
any
materialparttherein.
Theactual"interests"ofthescholar,therefore,aregenerallyin
tamamen
quite
anotherdirection—inthefamily,
belki
perhaps
,orinmoney-making,orinpolitics;
itis,in
aslında
fact
,almostindifferentatwhatpointofresearchhis
küçük
little
machineisplaced,andwhetherthehopeful
genç
young
workerbecomesagoodphilologist,
bir
a
mushroomspecialist,orachemist;
heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecomingthis
ya da
or
that.
Inthephilosopher,onthecontrary,thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;
ve
and
aboveall,hismoralityfurnishes
bir
a
decidedanddecisivetestimonyasto
Kim
WHO
HEIS,—thatistosay,inwhat
sırada
order
thedeepestimpulsesofhisnaturestandto
her
each
other.
7.
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!
I
bilmiyorum
know
ofnothingmorestingingthanthejokeEpicurustookthelibertyofmakingonPlato
ve
and
thePlatonists;
hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Initsoriginalsense,
ve
and
onthefaceofit,the
kelime
word
signifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessories
ve
and
lick-spittles;
besidesthis,however,itisasmuchastosay,"TheyareallACTORS,thereisnothinggenuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasapopularnameforanactor).
Ve
And
thelatterisreallythemalignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:
hewasannoyedbythegrandiosemanner,themiseenscenestyleofwhichPlato
ve
and
hisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnotamaster!
He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,
kim
who
satconcealedinhis
küçük
little
gardenatAthens,andwrote
üç
three
hundredbooks,perhapsoutofrage
ve
and
ambitiousenvyofPlato,
kim
who
knows!
Greecetookahundredyearstofindout
kim
who
thegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.
Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereis
bir
a
pointineveryphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthescene;
ya da
or
,toputitinthewordsof
bir
an
ancientmystery:.
Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
YoudesiretoLIVE"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,younobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!
Imaginetoyourselves
bir
a
beinglikeNature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslyindifferent,withoutpurpose
ya da
or
consideration,withoutpityorjustice,atoncefruitful
ve
and
barrenanduncertain:
imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEas
bir
a
power—howCOULDyouliveinaccordancewith
böyle
such
indifference?
Tolive—isnotthatjustendeavouringtobeotherwisethanthisNature?
Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
farklı
different
?
Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"livingaccordingtoNature,"means
aslında
actually
thesameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyoudoDIFFERENTLY?
Neden
Why
shouldyoumakeaprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,
ve
and
mustbe?
Inreality,however,itis
oldukça
quite
otherwisewithyou:
whileyoupretendtoreadwithrapturethecanonofyourlawinNature,you
istiyorsunuz
want
somethingquitethecontrary,youextraordinarystage-players
ve
and
self-deluders!
Inyourprideyou
istiyorsunuz
wish
todictateyourmorals
ve
and
idealstoNature,toNatureherself,
ve
and
toincorporatethemtherein;
youinsistthatitshallbeNature"accordingtotheStoa,"
ve
and
wouldlikeeverythingtobemadeafteryour
kendi
own
image,asavast,eternalglorification
ve
and
generalismofStoicism!
With
tüm
all
yourlovefortruth,youhaveforcedyourselvessolong,sopersistently,
ve
and
withsuchhypnoticrigidityto
görmeye
see
NatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,
o
that
youarenolongerableto
görmeye
see
itotherwise—andtocrown
tüm
all
,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamitehope
o
that
BECAUSEyouareabletotyrannizeoveryourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewillalsoallowherselftobetyrannizedover:
isnottheStoic
bir
a
PARTofNature?...
But
bu
this
isanoldandeverlasting
hikaye
story
:
whathappenedinoldtimeswiththeStoics
hala
still
happenstoday,assoonasever
bir
a
philosophybeginstobelieveinitself.
It
her zaman
always
createstheworldinitsownimage;
itcannotdootherwise;
philosophyis
bu
this
tyrannicalimpulseitself,the
en
most
spiritualWilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"thewilltothecausaprima.
10.
Theeagerness
ve
and
subtlety,Ishouldevensaycraftiness,withwhichtheproblemof"thereal
ve
and
theapparentworld"isdealtwithatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishes
yiyecek
food
forthoughtandattention;
ve
and
hewhohearsonly
bir
a
"WilltoTruth"inthebackground,
ve
and
nothingelse,cannotcertainlyboastofthesharpestears.
Inrare
ve
and
isolatedcases,itmay
gerçekten
really
havehappenedthatsuch
bir
a
WilltoTruth—acertainextravagant
ve
and
adventurouspluck,ametaphysician'sambitionoftheforlornhope—hasparticipatedtherein:
thatwhichinthe
sonunda
end
alwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"to
bir
a
wholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;
there
olabilir
may
evenbepuritanicalfanaticsofconscience,whoprefertoputtheir
son
last
trustinasurenothing,ratherthaninanuncertainsomething.
Ama
But
thatisNihilism,andthe
işareti
sign
ofadespairing,mortallyweariedsoul,notwithstandingthecourageousbearing
böyle
such
avirtuemaydisplay.
Itseems,however,tobeotherwisewithstronger
ve
and
livelierthinkerswhoare
hala
still
eagerforlife.
Inthattheyside
Karşı
AGAINST
appearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthecredibilityoftheirownbodiesaboutaslowasthecredibilityoftheocularevidencethat"theearthstandsstill,"
ve
and
thus,apparently,allowingwithcomplacencytheirsecurestpossessiontoescape(forwhatdoesoneatpresent
inanıyor
believe
inmorefirmlythaninone'sbody?),—who
biliyor
knows
iftheyarenotreallytryingto
kazanmaya
win
backsomethingwhichwasformerlyanevensecurerpossession,somethingoftheolddomainofthefaithofformertimes,
belki
perhaps
the"immortalsoul,"perhaps"theoldGod,"inshort,ideasbywhichtheycouldlivebetter,thatisto
de
say
,morevigorouslyandmorejoyously,thanby"modernideas"?
Var
There
isDISTRUSTofthesemodernideasinthismodeof
bakma
looking
atthings,adisbeliefinallthat
var
has
beenconstructedyesterdayand
bugün
today
;
thereisperhapssomeslightadmixtureofsatiety
ve
and
scorn,whichcannolongerenduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasofthe
en
most
variedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresentthrowsonthemarket;
bir
a
disgustofthemorerefinedtasteatthevillage-fairmotleyness
ve
and
patchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhomthereisnothingeither
yeni
new
ortrue,exceptthismotleyness.
Thereinitseemstomethatweshouldagreewiththoseskepticalanti-realists
ve
and
knowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;
theirinstinct,whichrepelsthemfromMODERNreality,isunrefuted...
whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
bizi
us
!
ThemainthingaboutthemisNOTthattheywishtogo"back,"butthattheywishtogetAWAYtherefrom.
AlittleMOREstrength,swing,courage,
ve
and
artisticpower,andthey
olacaktı
would
beOFF—andnotback!
11.
Itseemstomethat
var
there
iseverywhereanattemptatpresenttodivertattentionfromtheactualinfluence
ki
which
KantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,
ve
and
especiallytoignoreprudentlythevalue
ki
which
hesetuponhimself.
Kantwas
öncelikle
first
andforemostproudofhisTableofCategories;
withitinhishandhe
dedi
said
:
"Thisisthemostdifficultthingthatcouldeverbeundertakenonbehalfofmetaphysics."
Letus
sadece
only
understandthis"couldbe"!
HewasproudofhavingDISCOVERED
bir
a
newfacultyinman,thefacultyofsyntheticjudgment
bir
a
priori.
Grantingthathedeceivedhimselfinthis
konuda
matter
;
thedevelopmentandrapidflourishingofGermanphilosophydependedneverthelessonhispride,
ve
and
ontheeagerrivalryoftheyoungergenerationtodiscoverifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobestillprouder!—Butletusreflectfor
bir
a
moment—itishightimetodoso.
"HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kant
soruyor
asks
himself—andwhatisreallyhis
cevabı
answer
?
"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—butunfortunatelynotin
beş
five
words,butsocircumstantially,imposingly,
ve
and
withsuchdisplayofGermanprofundity
ve
and
verbalflourishes,thatonealtogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedin
böyle
such
ananswer.
Peoplewerebesidethemselves
ile
with
delightoverthisnewfaculty,
ve
and
thejubilationreacheditsclimaxwhenKantfurtherdiscovered
bir
a
moralfacultyinman—foratthattimeGermanswere
hala
still
moral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."
Then
geldi
came
thehoneymoonofGermanphilosophy.
Tüm
All
theyoungtheologiansoftheTubingeninstitution
gittiler
went
immediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."
Ve
And
whatdidtheynotfind—inthatinnocent,rich,
ve
and
stillyouthfulperiodoftheGermanspirit,towhichRomanticism,themaliciousfairy,piped
ve
and
sang,whenonecouldnot
henüz
yet
distinguishbetween"finding"and"inventing"!
Aboveall
bir
a
facultyforthe"transcendental";
Schellingchristenedit,intellectualintuition,
ve
and
therebygratifiedthemostearnestlongingsofthenaturallypious-inclinedGermans.
Bir
One
candonogreater
yanlış
wrong
tothewholeofthisexuberant
ve
and
eccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoary
ve
and
senileconceptions),thanto
almak
take
itseriously,oreventreatitwithmoralindignation.
Enough,however—the
dünya
world
grewolder,andthe
rüya
dream
vanished.
Atimecamewhen
insanlar
people
rubbedtheirforeheads,andthey
hala
still
rubthemtoday.
Peoplehadbeendreaming,
ve
and
firstandforemost—oldKant.
"By
demişti
means
ofameans(faculty)"—hehad
demişti
said
,oratleastmeantto
demişti
say
.
But,isthat—ananswer?
Bir
An
explanation?
Orisitnotrathermerelyarepetitionofthequestion?
Nasıl
How
doesopiuminducesleep?
"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthedoctorinMoliere,.
Ama
But
suchrepliesbelongtotherealmofcomedy,
ve
and
itishightimetoreplacetheKantianquestion,"Howaresyntheticjudgments
bir
a
PRIORIpossible?"
byanotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefinsuchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishightimethatweshouldunderstandthatsuchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobe
doğru
true
,forthesakeofthepreservationofcreatureslikeourselves;
thoughtheystill
olabilir
might
naturallybefalsejudgments!
Ya da
Or
,moreplainlyspoken,androughly
ve
and
readily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;
wehave
yok
no
righttothem;
inourmouthstheyarenothingbutfalsejudgments.
Sadece
Only
,ofcourse,thebeliefintheirtruthisnecessary,asplausiblebelief
ve
and
ocularevidencebelongingtotheperspectiveviewoflife.
Ve
And
finally,tocalltomindtheenormousinfluencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—I
umarım
hope
youunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthe
tüm
whole
ofEurope,thereisnodoubtthat
bir
a
certainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhad
bir
a
shareinit;
thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwasadelighttothenobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,
ve
and
thepoliticalobscurantistsof
tüm
all
nations,tofindanantidotetothe
hala
still
overwhelmingsensualismwhichoverflowedfromthe
geçen
last
centuryintothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...