PREFACE
SUPPOSINGthatTruthis
bir
awoman—whatthen?Istherenot
zemin
groundforsuspectingthatallphilosophers,insofarastheyhavebeendogmatists,havefailedtounderstandwomen—thatthekorkunç
terribleseriousnessandclumsyimportunitywithwhichtheyhavegenellikle
usuallypaidtheiraddressestoTruth,havebeenunskilledve
andunseemlymethodsforwinningbir
awoman?Certainlyshehas
asla
neverallowedherselftobewon;ve
andatpresenteverykindofdogmastandswithüzücü
sadanddiscouragedmien—IF,indeed,itstandsatall!For
var
therearescofferswhomaintainthatitvar
hasfallen,thatalldogmaliesontheground—naymore,thatitisatitsson
lastgasp.Buttospeakseriously,thereare
iyi
goodgroundsforhopingthattüm
alldogmatizinginphilosophy,whateverciddi
solemn,whateverconclusiveanddecidedairsitvar
hasassumed,mayhavebeensadece
onlyanoblepuerilismandtyronism;ve
andprobablythetimeisathandwhenitwillbeonceve
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
onlyapromiseforthousandsofyearssonra
afterwards,aswasastrologyinstillönceki
earliertimes,intheserviceofki
whichprobablymorelabour,gold,acuteness,ve
andpatiencehavebeenspentthanonherhangi
anyactualsciencehitherto:weowetoit,
ve
andtoits"super-terrestrial"pretensionsinAsiave
andEgypt,thegrandstyleofmimari
architecture.Itseemsthatinordertoinscribethemselvesupontheheartofhumanitywith
sonsuz
everlastingclaims,allgreatthingshaveönce
firsttowanderabouttheyeryüzünde
earthasenormousandawe-inspiringcaricatures:dogmatic
felsefe
philosophyhasbeenacaricatureofbu
thiskind—forinstance,theVedantadoctrineinAsia,ve
andPlatonisminEurope.Letusnotbeungratefultoit,althoughitmustcertainlybeconfessedthatthe
kötü
worst,themosttiresome,andtheen
mostdangerousoferrorshithertohasbeenbir
adogmatisterror—namely,Plato'sinventionofSaf
PureSpiritandtheGoodinItself.Ama
Butnowwhenithasbeensurmounted,whenEurope,ridofthisnightmare,canagaindrawnefes
breathfreelyandatleastenjoybir
ahealthier—sleep,we,WHOSEDUTYISWAKEFULNESSITSELF,aretheheirsoftüm
allthestrengthwhichthestrugglekarşı
againstthiserrorhasfostered.Itamountedtotheveryinversionoftruth,
ve
andthedenialofthePERSPECTIVE—thetemel
fundamentalcondition—oflife,tospeakofRuh
SpiritandtheGoodasPlatospokeofthem;gerçekten
indeedonemightask,asadoktor
physician:"Howdidsuchamalady
saldırdı
attackthatfinestproductofantik
antiquity,Plato?HadthewickedSocrates
gerçekten
reallycorruptedhim?WasSocratesafterallacorrupterofyouths,
ve
anddeservedhishemlock?"Butthe
mücadele
struggleagainstPlato,or—tospeakplainer,ve
andforthe"people"—thestrugglekarşı
againsttheecclesiasticaloppressionofmillenniumsofChristianityIçin
(FORCHRISTIANITYISPLATONISMFORTHE"PEOPLE"),producedinEuropebir
amagnificenttensionofsoul,suchasvar
hadnotexistedanywherepreviously;with
böyle
suchatenselystrainedbowonecanartık
nowaimatthefurthestgoals.As
bir
amatteroffact,theEuropeanfeelsbu
thistensionasastateofsıkıntı
distress,andtwiceattemptshavebeenmadeinbüyük
grandstyletounbendtheyayı
bow:oncebymeansofJesuitism,
ve
andthesecondtimebymeansofdemokratik
democraticenlightenment—which,withtheaidoflibertyofthebasın
pressandnewspaper-reading,might,inaslında
fact,bringitaboutthattheruhun
spiritwouldnotsoeasilyfinditselfin"distress"!(TheGermansinventedgunpowder—all
kredi
credittothem!butthey
yine
againmadethingssquare—theyinventedprinting.)Ama
Butwe,whoareneitherJesuits,nordemocrats,norevenyeterince
sufficientlyGermans,weGOODEUROPEANS,ve
andfree,VERYfreespirits—wevar
haveitstill,allthedistressofruhun
spiritandallthetensionofitsbow!Ve
Andperhapsalsothearrow,thegörev
duty,and,whoknows?THEGOALTOAIMAT....
Bölüm
CHAPTERI.PREJUDICESOFPHILOSOPHERS1.
TheWilltoTruth,whichistotemptustomanya
tehlikeli
hazardousenterprise,thefamousTruthfulnessofwhichtüm
allphilosophershavehithertospokenwithrespect,whatquestionshasbu
thisWilltoTruthnotlaidbeforebizi
us!Whatstrange,perplexing,questionablequestions!
Itis
zaten
alreadyalongstory;yetit
görünüyor
seemsasifitwereneredeyse
hardlycommenced.Isitanywonderifweatlastgrowdistrustful,losepatience,
ve
andturnimpatientlyaway?ThatthisSphinxteachesusatlasttoaskquestionsourselves?
WHOisit
gerçekten
reallythatputsquestionstoushere?WHAT
gerçekten
reallyisthis"WilltoTruth"inus?In
aslında
factwemadealonghaltatthesoru
questionastotheoriginofbu
thisWill—untilatlastwecametoanmutlak
absolutestandstillbeforeayetmoretemel
fundamentalquestion.WeinquiredabouttheVALUEof
bu
thisWill.Grantedthatwewantthetruth:
WHYNOTRATHERuntruth?
And
belirsizlik
uncertainty?Evenignorance?
Theproblemofthevalueoftruthpresenteditselfbeforeus—orwasitwewhopresentedourselvesbeforetheproblem?
WhichofusistheOedipushere?
Hangi
WhichtheSphinx?Itwould
görünüyor
seemtobearendezvousofquestionsve
andnotesofinterrogation.Andcoulditbebelievedthatitatlastseemstousasiftheproblemhad
hiç
neverbeenpropoundedbefore,asifwewerethefirsttodiscernit,getasightofit,ve
andRISKRAISINGit?For
var
thereisriskinraisingit,belki
perhapsthereisnogreaterrisk
risk.2.
"HOWCOULDanythingoriginateoutofitsopposite?
Forexample,truthoutoferror?
ya da
ortheWilltoTruthoutofthewilltohile
deception?orthegenerousdeedoutofselfishness?
ya da
orthepuresun-brightvisionofthebilge
wisemanoutofcovetousness?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!"—Thismodeofakıl
reasoningdisclosesthetypicalprejudicebywhichmetaphysiciansoftüm
alltimescanberecognized,bu
thismodeofvaluationisatthebackoftüm
alltheirlogicalprocedure;throughthis"belief"oftheirs,theyexertthemselvesfortheir"knowledge,"for
şey
somethingthatisinthesonunda
endsolemnlychristened"theTruth."The
temel
fundamentalbeliefofmetaphysiciansisTHEBELIEFINANTITHESESOFVALUES.It
hiç
neveroccurredeventothewariestofthemtoşüphe
doubthereontheverythreshold(whereşüphe
doubt,however,wasmostnecessary);thoughtheyhadmade
bir
asolemnvow,"DEOMNIBUSDUBITANDUM."Foritmaybedoubted,firstly,whetherantitheses
var
existatall;andsecondly,whetherthe
popüler
popularvaluationsandantithesesofdeğer
valueuponwhichmetaphysicianshavesettheirseal,arenotperhapssadece
merelysuperficialestimates,merelyprovisionalperspectives,besidesbeingprobablymadefromsomecorner,perhapsfrombelow—"frogperspectives,"asitwere,toödünç
borrowanexpressioncurrentamongpainters.In
rağmen
spiteofallthevaluewhichmayait
belongtothetrue,theolumlu
positive,andtheunselfish,itmightbemümkün
possiblethatahigheranddaha
morefundamentalvalueforlifegenerallyshouldbeassignedtopretence,tothewilltodelusion,toselfishness,ve
andcupidity.Itmightevenbe
mümkün
possiblethatWHATconstitutesthevalueofthoseiyi
goodandrespectedthings,consistspreciselyintheirbeinginsidiouslyilişkili
related,knotted,andcrochetedtothesekötü
evilandapparentlyopposedthings—perhapseveninbeingesasen
essentiallyidenticalwiththem.Perhaps!
Ama
Butwhowishestoconcernhimselfwithböyle
suchdangerous"Perhapses"!Forthat
araştırma
investigationonemustawaittheadventofayeni
neworderofphilosophers,suchasolacak
willhaveothertastesandinclinations,thereverseofthosehithertoprevalent—philosophersofthetehlikeli
dangerous"Perhaps"ineverysenseoftheterm.Ve
Andtospeakinallseriousness,Igörüyorum
seesuchnewphilosophersbeginningtoappear.3.
Havingkept
bir
asharpeyeonphilosophers,ve
andhavingreadbetweentheirlinesuzun
longenough,Inowsaytomyselfthatthebüyük
greaterpartofconsciousthinkingmustbecountedamongtheinstinctivefunctions,ve
anditissoeveninthecaseoffelsefi
philosophicalthinking;onehashereto
öğrenmek
learnanew,asonelearnedanewaboutheredityve
and"innateness."Aslittleastheactof
doğum
birthcomesintoconsiderationinthetüm
wholeprocessandprocedureofheredity,justaslittleis"being-conscious"OPPOSEDtotheinstinctiveinherhangi
anydecisivesense;thegreater
kısmı
partoftheconsciousthinkingofbir
aphilosopherissecretlyinfluencedbyhisinstincts,ve
andforcedintodefinitechannels.Ve
Andbehindalllogicanditsseemingsovereigntyofhareket
movement,therearevaluations,ortospeakmoreplainly,physiologicaldemands,forthemaintenanceofbir
adefinitemodeoflifeForexample,bu
thatthecertainisworthmorethantheuncertain,bu
thatillusionislessvaluablethan"truth"suchvaluations,inspiteoftheirregulativeimportanceforUS,olabilir
mightnotwithstandingbeonlysuperficialvaluations,specialkindsofniaiserie,suchasmaybegerekli
necessaryforthemaintenanceofbeingssuchasourselves.Varsayalım
Supposing,ineffect,thatmanisnotsadece
justthe"measureofthings."4.
Thefalsenessof
bir
anopinionisnotforusanyitiraz
objectiontoit:itishere,
belki
perhaps,thatournewlanguagesoundsen
moststrangely.Thequestionis,howfaranopinionislife-furthering,life-preserving,species-preserving,
belki
perhapsspecies-rearing,andwearefundamentallyinclinedtomaintainthatthefalsestopinionsIçin
(towhichthesyntheticjudgmentsaprioriait
belong),arethemostindispensabletous,thatolmadan
withoutarecognitionoflogicalfictions,olmadan
withoutacomparisonofrealitywiththetamamen
purelyIMAGINEDworldofthemutlak
absoluteandimmutable,withoutasürekli
constantcounterfeitingoftheworldbyde
meansofnumbers,mancouldnotlive—thattherenunciationofyanlış
falseopinionswouldbearenunciationoflife,anegationoflife.TORECOGNISEUNTRUTHAS
Bir
ACONDITIONOFLIFE;thatis
kesinlikle
certainlytoimpugnthetraditionalideasofdeğer
valueinadangerousmanner,ve
andaphilosophywhichventurestodoso,hastherebyaloneplaceditselfbeyondgoodve
andevil.5.
Thatwhichcausesphilosopherstoberegardedhalf-distrustfully
ve
andhalf-mockingly,isnottheoft-repeatedkeşif
discoveryhowinnocenttheyare—howoftenve
andeasilytheymakemistakesve
andlosetheirway,inshort,ne kadar
howchildishandchildliketheyare,—butthatthereisnotenoughdürüst
honestdealingwiththem,whereastheyallraisebir
aloudandvirtuousoutcrywhentheproblemoftruthfulnessisbile
evenhintedatintheremotestmanner.Theyallposeasthoughtheirrealopinionshadbeendiscovered
ve
andattainedthroughtheself-evolvingofbir
acold,pure,divinelyindifferentdialectic(inaksine
contrasttoallsortsofmystics,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,"—andVERYfarfromhavingtheconsciencewhichcesurca
bravelyadmitsthistoitself,veryfarfromhavingtheiyi
goodtasteofthecouragewhichgoessofarastoletthisbeanlamaya
understood,perhapstowarnfriendya da
orfoe,orincheerfulgüven
confidenceandself-ridicule.ThespectacleoftheTartufferyofoldKant,
aynı derecede
equallystiffanddecent,witholan
whichheenticesusintothedialecticby-waysthatlead(moredoğru
correctlymislead)tohis"categoricalimperative"—makesusfastidiousonessmile,wewhofindnoküçük
smallamusementinspyingouttheince
subtletricksofoldmoralistsve
andethicalpreachers.Or,stillmoreso,thehocus-pocusin
matematiksel
mathematicalform,bymeansofwhichSpinozahas,asitwere,cladhisphilosophyinmailve
andmask—infact,the"loveofHISwisdom,"totercüme
translatethetermfairlyandsquarely—inordertherebytostriketerör
terroratonceintotheheartoftheassailantwhoshouldcesaret
daretocastaglanceonthatyenilmez
invinciblemaiden,thatPallasAthene:—howmuchofpersonaltimidityve
andvulnerabilitydoesthismasqueradeofbir
asicklyreclusebetray!6.
Ithas
yavaş yavaş
graduallybecomecleartomewhather
everygreatphilosophyuptillnowhasconsistedof—namely,theconfessionofitsoriginator,ve
andaspeciesofinvoluntaryve
andunconsciousauto-biography;andmoreoverthatthe
ahlaki
moral(orimmoral)purposeinher
everyphilosophyhasconstitutedthegerçek
truevitalgermoutofwhichthetüm
entireplanthasalwaysgrown.Gerçekten
Indeed,tounderstandhowtheabstrusestmetaphysicalassertionsofbir
aphilosopherhavebeenarrivedde
at,itisalwayswell(andwise)toönce
firstaskoneself:"Whatmoralitydothey(ordoeshe)aimat?"
Buna göre
Accordingly,Idonotbelievethatbir
an"impulsetoknowledge"isthebabası
fatherofphilosophy;butthatanother
dürtü
impulse,hereaselsewhere,hassadece
onlymadeuseofknowledge(andyanlış
mistakenknowledge!)asaninstrument.
Ama
Butwhoeverconsidersthefundamentalimpulsesofmanwithaviewtodeterminingne kadar
howfartheymayhaveburada
hereactedasINSPIRINGGENII(orasdemonsve
andcobolds),willfindthattheyhavetüm
allpracticedphilosophyatonetimeoranother,ve
andthateachoneofthemwouldhavebeenonlytoomemnun
gladtolookuponitselfasthenihai
ultimateendofexistenceandthemeşru
legitimateLORDoverallthediğer
otherimpulses.Foreveryimpulseisimperious,
ve
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.The
gerçek
actual"interests"ofthescholar,bu nedenle
therefore,aregenerallyinquitebaşka
anotherdirection—inthefamily,perhaps,ya da
orinmoney-making,orinpolitics;itis,in
aslında
fact,almostindifferentatwhatpointofresearchhisküçük
littlemachineisplaced,andwhethertheumutlu
hopefulyoungworkerbecomesaiyi
goodphilologist,amushroomspecialist,ya da
orachemist;heisnotCHARACTERISEDbybecomingthis
ya da
orthat.Inthephilosopher,onthe
tersine
contrary,thereisabsolutelynothingimpersonal;ve
andaboveall,hismoralityfurnishesbir
adecidedanddecisivetestimonyastoKim
WHOHEIS,—thatistosay,inwhatsırada
orderthedeepestimpulsesofhisnaturestandtoher
eachother.7.
Howmaliciousphilosopherscanbe!
I
bilmiyorum
knowofnothingmorestingingthanthejokeEpicurustookthelibertyofmakingonPlatove
andthePlatonists;hecalledthemDionysiokolakes.
Inits
orijinal
originalsense,andonthefaceofit,thekelime
wordsignifies"FlatterersofDionysius"—consequently,tyrants'accessoriesve
andlick-spittles;besidesthis,however,itisasmuchastosay,"TheyareallACTORS,thereisnothing
gerçek
genuineaboutthem"(forDionysiokolaxwasapopüler
popularnameforanactor).Ve
AndthelatterisreallythemalignantreproachthatEpicuruscastuponPlato:hewasannoyedbythegrandiose
tavır
manner,themiseenscenestyleofwhichPlatove
andhisscholarsweremasters—ofwhichEpicuruswasnotamaster!He,theoldschool-teacherofSamos,
kim
whosatconcealedinhisküçük
littlegardenatAthens,andwroteüç
threehundredbooks,perhapsoutoföfkesi
rageandambitiousenvyofPlato,kim
whoknows!Greecetooka
yüz
hundredyearstofindoutkim
whothegarden-godEpicurusreallywas.Didsheeverfindout?
8.
Thereis
bir
apointineveryphilosophyatwhichthe"conviction"ofthephilosopherappearsonthescene;ya da
or,toputitinthewordsofbir
anancientmystery:.Adventavitasinus,Pulcheretfortissimus.
9.
YoudesiretoLIVE"accordingtoNature"?
Oh,you
soylu
nobleStoics,whatfraudofwords!Hayal
Imaginetoyourselvesabeinggibi
likeNature,boundlesslyextravagant,boundlesslykayıtsız
indifferent,withoutpurposeorconsideration,withoutpityya da
orjustice,atoncefruitfulve
andbarrenanduncertain:imaginetoyourselvesINDIFFERENCEas
bir
apower—howCOULDyouliveinaccordancewithböyle
suchindifference?Tolive—isnotthatjustendeavouringtobeotherwisethanthis
Doğa
Nature?Isnotlivingvaluing,preferring,beingunjust,beinglimited,endeavouringtobe
farklı
different?Andgrantedthatyourimperative,"living
göre
accordingtoNature,"meansactuallytheaynı
sameas"livingaccordingtolife"—howcouldyoudoFarklı
DIFFERENTLY?Whyshouldyoumake
bir
aprincipleoutofwhatyouyourselvesare,ve
andmustbe?Inreality,
bununla birlikte
however,itisquiteotherwisewithyou:ederken
whileyoupretendtoreadwithrapturethecanonofyourlawinDoğa
Nature,youwantsomethingquitethecontrary,youolağanüstü
extraordinarystage-playersandself-deluders!Inyourprideyou
istiyorsunuz
wishtodictateyourmoralsve
andidealstoNature,toDoğa
Natureherself,andtoincorporatethemtherein;youinsistthatitshallbe
Doğa
Nature"accordingtotheStoa,"ve
andwouldlikeeverythingtobemadeafteryourkendi
ownimage,asavast,sonsuz
eternalglorificationandgeneralismofStoicism!With
tüm
allyourlovefortruth,youhavezorladınız
forcedyourselvessolong,sopersistently,ve
andwithsuchhypnoticrigiditytogörmeye
seeNatureFALSELY,thatistosay,Stoically,o
thatyouarenolongerabletogörmeye
seeitotherwise—andtocrowntüm
all,someunfathomablesuperciliousnessgivesyoutheBedlamitehopeo
thatBECAUSEyouareabletotyrannizeoveryourselves—Stoicismisself-tyranny—Naturewillalsoallowherselftobetyrannizedover:isnottheStoic
bir
aPARTofNature?...But
bu
thisisanoldandsonsuz
everlastingstory:whathappenedin
eski
oldtimeswiththeStoicshala
stillhappenstoday,assoonaseverbir
aphilosophybeginstobelieveinitself.It
her zaman
alwayscreatestheworldinitsownimage;itcannotdootherwise;
felsefe
philosophyisthistyrannicalimpulseitself,theen
mostspiritualWilltoPower,thewillto"creationoftheworld,"thewilltothecausaprima.10.
Theeagerness
ve
andsubtlety,Ishouldevensaycraftiness,withwhichtheproblemof"therealve
andtheapparentworld"isdealtwithatpresentthroughoutEurope,furnishesyiyecek
foodforthoughtandattention;ve
andhewhohearsonlybir
a"WilltoTruth"inthebackground,ve
andnothingelse,cannotcertainlyboastofthesharpestears.In
nadir
rareandisolatedcases,itolabilir
mayreallyhavehappenedthatböyle
suchaWilltoTruth—abelirli
certainextravagantandadventurouspluck,bir
ametaphysician'sambitionoftheforlornhope—hasparticipatedtherein:thatwhichinthe
sonunda
endalwaysprefersahandfulof"certainty"tobir
awholecartloadofbeautifulpossibilities;there
olabilir
mayevenbepuritanicalfanaticsofvicdan
conscience,whoprefertoputtheirson
lasttrustinasurenothing,ratherthaninanbelirsiz
uncertainsomething.ButthatisNihilism,
ve
andthesignofadespairing,mortallyweariedruhun
soul,notwithstandingthecourageousbearingböyle
suchavirtuemaydisplay.It
görünüyor
seems,however,tobeotherwisewithgüçlü
strongerandlivelierthinkerswhoarehala
stilleagerforlife.Inthattheyside
Karşı
AGAINSTappearance,andspeaksuperciliouslyof"perspective,"inthattheyrankthecredibilityoftheirownbodiesaboutasdüşük
lowasthecredibilityoftheocularevidencethat"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
ThereisDISTRUSTofthesemodern
modernideasinthismodeofbakma
lookingatthings,adisbeliefinallthatvar
hasbeenconstructedyesterdayandbugün
today;thereisperhapssome
hafif
slightadmixtureofsatietyandscorn,whichcannolongertahammül
enduretheBRIC-A-BRACofideasoftheen
mostvariedorigin,suchasso-calledPositivismatpresenta
throwsonthemarket;adisgustofthe
daha
morerefinedtasteatthevillage-fairmotleynessve
andpatchinessofallthesereality-philosophasters,inwhomthereisnothingeitheryeni
newortrue,exceptthismotleyness.Thereinitseemstomethatweshould
aynı fikirde
agreewiththoseskepticalanti-realistsve
andknowledge-microscopistsofthepresentday;theirinstinct,whichrepelsthemfrom
Modern
MODERNreality,isunrefuted...whatdotheirretrogradeby-pathsconcern
bizi
us!ThemainthingaboutthemisNOTthattheywishtogo"back,"butthattheywishtogetAWAYtherefrom.
AlittleMOREstrength,swing,
cesaret
courage,andartisticpower,andtheyolacaktı
wouldbeOFF—andnotback!11.
Itseemstomethat
var
thereiseverywhereanattemptatpresenttodivertdikkat
attentionfromtheactualinfluenceki
whichKantexercisedonGermanphilosophy,ve
andespeciallytoignoreprudentlythevalueki
whichhesetuponhimself.Kantwas
öncelikle
firstandforemostproudofhisTableofCategories;withitinhishandhe
dedi
said:"Thisisthemost
zor
difficultthingthatcouldeverbeundertakenonadına
behalfofmetaphysics."Letus
sadece
onlyunderstandthis"couldbe"!Hewas
gurur
proudofhavingDISCOVEREDayeni
newfacultyinman,thefacultyofsyntheticjudgmentbir
apriori.Grantingthathedeceivedhimselfinthis
konuda
matter;thedevelopmentandrapidflourishingofGermanphilosophydependedneverthelessonhis
gurur
pride,andontheeagerrivalryofthegenç
youngergenerationtodiscoverifpossiblesomething—atallevents"newfaculties"—ofwhichtobestillprouder!—Butletusreflectforbir
amoment—itishightimetodoso."HowaresyntheticjudgmentsaprioriPOSSIBLE?"
Kant
soruyor
askshimself—andwhatisreallyhiscevabı
answer?"BYMEANSOFAMEANS(faculty)"—but
ne yazık ki
unfortunatelynotinfivewords,ama
butsocircumstantially,imposingly,andile
withsuchdisplayofGermanprofundityve
andverbalflourishes,thatonetamamen
altogetherlosessightofthecomicalniaiserieallemandeinvolvedinböyle
suchananswer.Peoplewerebesidethemselves
ile
withdelightoverthisnewfakülte
faculty,andthejubilationreacheditsdoruk
climaxwhenKantfurtherdiscoveredbir
amoralfacultyinman—foratthattimeGermanswerehala
stillmoral,notyetdabblinginthe"Politicsofhardfact."Then
geldi
camethehoneymoonofGermanphilosophy.Tüm
AlltheyoungtheologiansoftheTubingeninstitutiongittiler
wentimmediatelyintothegroves—allseekingfor"faculties."Ve
Andwhatdidtheynotfind—inthatmasum
innocent,rich,andstillyouthfulperiodoftheGermanspirit,towhichRomanticism,thekötü niyetli
maliciousfairy,pipedandsang,whenonecouldnothenüz
yetdistinguishbetween"finding"and"inventing"!Aboveall
bir
afacultyforthe"transcendental";Schellingchristenedit,
entelektüel
intellectualintuition,andtherebygratifiedtheen
mostearnestlongingsofthedoğal
naturallypious-inclinedGermans.Onecandono
büyük
greaterwrongtothewholeofthisexuberantve
andeccentricmovement(whichwasreallyyouthfulness,notwithstandingthatitdisguiseditselfsoboldly,inhoaryve
andsenileconceptions),thantoalmak
takeitseriously,orevenmuamele
treatitwithmoralindignation.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?Orisitnotrather
sadece
merelyarepetitionofthequestion?Nasıl
Howdoesopiuminducesleep?"Bymeansofameans(faculty),"
yani
namelythevirtusdormitiva,repliesthedoctorinMoliere,.Ama
Butsuchrepliesbelongtotherealmofkomedi
comedy,anditishightimetoreplacetheKantianquestion,"Howaresyntheticjudgmentsbir
aPRIORIpossible?"byanotherquestion,"Whyisbeliefinsuchjudgmentsnecessary?"—ineffect,itishightimethatweshouldunderstandthatsuchjudgmentsmustbebelievedtobe
doğru
true,forthesakeofthekorunması
preservationofcreatureslikeourselves;thoughtheystill
olabilir
mightnaturallybefalsejudgments!Ya da
Or,moreplainlyspoken,andkabaca
roughlyandreadily—syntheticjudgmentsapriorishouldnot"bepossible"atall;wehave
yok
norighttothem;inourmouthstheyarenothingbutfalsejudgments.
Sadece
Only,ofcourse,thebeliefintheirtruthisnecessary,asinandırıcı
plausiblebeliefandocularevidencebelongingtotheperspektif
perspectiveviewoflife.Andfinally,tocalltomindthe
muazzam
enormousinfluencewhich"Germanphilosophy"—Iumarım
hopeyouunderstanditsrighttoinvertedcommas(goosefeet)?—hasexercisedthroughoutthetüm
wholeofEurope,thereisnodoubtthatbir
acertainVIRTUSDORMITIVAhadbir
ashareinit;thankstoGermanphilosophy,itwasadelighttothe
asil
nobleidlers,thevirtuous,themystics,theartiste,thethree-fourthsChristians,ve
andthepoliticalobscurantistsoftüm
allnations,tofindanpanzehir
antidotetothestilloverwhelmingsensualismwhichoverflowedfromthegeçen
lastcenturyintothis,inshort—"sensusassoupire."...