history of philosophy-第110章

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unconscious　and　the　conscious；　but　not　an　identity　of　such　a　nature　that　its　ground　rests　on　the　ego
itself。（12）

This　ego　must　be　the　absolute　principle：　“All　philosophy　starts　from　a　principle　which　as　absolute
identity　is　non…objective。”　For　if　it　is　objective；　separation　is　at　once　posited　and　it　is　confronted
by　another；　but　the　principle　is　the　reconciliation　of　the　opposition；　and　therefore　in　and　for　itself　it
is　non…objective。　“Now　how　should　a　principle　such　as　this　be　called　forth　to　consciousness　and
understood；　as　is　required　if　it　is　the　condition　attached　to　the　comprehension　of　all　philosophy？
That　it　can　no　more　be　comprehended　through　Notions　＇Begriffe＇　than　set　forth；　requires　no
proof。〃　Notion　to　Schelling　signifies　a　category　of　the　ordinary　understanding；　Notion　is；　however；
the　concrete　thought　which　in　itself　is　infinite。　“There　thus　remains　nothing　more　than　that　it　should
be　set　forth　in　an　immediate　intuition。　If　there　were　such　all　intuition　which　had　as　object　the
absolutely　identical；　that　which　in　itself　is　neither　subjective　nor　objective；　and　if　for　such；　which；”
however；　“can　be　an　intellectual　intuition　only；　one　could　appeal　to　immediate　experience；”　the
question　would　be：　“How　can　this　intuition　be　again　made　objective；　i。e。　how　can　it　be　asserted
without　doubt　that　it　does　not　rest　on　a　subjective　deception；　if　there　is　not　a　universal　objectivity
in　that　intuition；　which　is　recognized　by　all？”　This　intellectual　principle　in　itself　should　thus　be　given
in　an　experience　so　that　men　may　be　able　to　appeal　to　it。　“The　objectivity　of　intellectual　intuition　is
art。　The　work　of　art　alone　reflects　to　me　what　is　otherwise　reflected　through　nothing　—　that
absolute　identical　which　has　already　separated　itself　in　the　ego　itself。”　The　objectivity　of　identity
and　the　knowledge　of　the　same　is　art；　in　one　and　the　same　intuition　the　ego　is　here　conscious　of
itself　and　unconscious。（13）　This　intellectual　intuition　which　has　become　objective　is　objective
sensuous　intuition　—　but　the　Notion；　the　comprehended　necessity；　is　a　very　different　objectivity。

Thus　a　principle　is　presupposed　both　for　the　content　of　philosophy　and　for　subjective
philosophizing：　on　the　one　hand　it　is　demanded　that　the　attitude　adopted　should　be　one　of
intellectual　intuition；　and；　on　the　other　hand；　this　principle　has　to　be　authenticated；　and　this　takes
place　in　the　work　of　art。　This　is　the　highest　form　of　the　objectification　of　reason；　because　in　it
sensuous　conception　is　united　with　intellectuality；　sensuous　existence　is　merely　the　expression　of
spirituality。　The　highest　objectivity；　which　the　subject　attains；　the　highest　identity　of　subjective　and
objective；　is　that　which　Schelling　terms　the　power　of　imagination。　Art　is　thus　comprehended　as
what　is　inmost　and　highest；　that　which　produces　the　intellectual　and　real　in　one；　and　philosophizing
is　conceived　as　this　genius　of　art。　But　art　and　power　of　imagination　are　not　supreme。　For　the　Idea；
spirit；　cannot　be　truly　given　expression　to　in　the　manner　in　which　art　expresses　its　Idea。　This　last　is
always　a　method　pertaining　to　intuitive　perception；　and　on　account　of　this　sensuous　form　of
existence　the　work　of　art　cannot　correspond　to　the　spirit。　Thus　because　the　point　last　arrived　at　is
designated　as　the　faculty　of　imagination；　as　art；　even　in　the　subject　this　is　a　subordinate　point　of
view；　and　thus　in　itself　this　point　is　not　the　absolute　identity　of　subjectivity　and　objectivity。　In
subjective　thought；　rational；　speculative　thought　is　thus　indeed　demanded；　but　if　this　appears　false
to　you　nothing　further　can　be　said　than　that　you　do　not　possess　intellectual　intuition。　The　proving　of
anything；　the　making　it　comprehensible；　is　thus　abandoned；　a　correct　apprehension　of　it　is　directly
demanded；　and　the　Idea　is　thus　assertorically　pre…established　as　principle。　The　Absolute　is　the
absolute　identity　of　subjective　and　objective；　the　absolute　indifference　of　real　and　ideal；　of　form
and　essence；　of　universal　and　particular；　in　this　identity　of　the　two　there　is　neither　the　one　nor　the
other。　But　the　unity　is　not　abstract；　empty；　and　dry；　that　would　signify　logical　identity；　classification
according　to　something　common　to　both；　in　which　the　difference　remains　all　the　while　outside。　The
identity　is　concrete：　it　is　subjectivity　as　well　as　objectivity；　the　two　are　present　therein　as　abrogated
and　ideal。　This　identity　may　easily　be　shown　in　the　ordinary　conception：　the　conception；　we　may
for　example　say；　is　subjective；　it　has；　too；　the　determinate　content　of　exclusion　in　reference　to
other　conceptions；　nevertheless；　the　conception　is　simple　—　it　is　one　act；　one　unity。

What　is　lacking　in　Schelling's　philosophy　is　thus　the　fact　that　the　point　of　indifference　of　subjectivity
and　objectivity；　or　the　Notion　of　reason；　is　absolutely　pre…supposed；　without　any　attempt　being
made　at　showing　that　this　is　the　truth。　Schelling　often　uses　Spinoza's　form　of　procedure；　and　sets
up　axioms。　In　philosophy；　when　we　desire　to　establish　it　position；　we　demand　proof。　But　if　we
begin　with　intellectual　intuition；　that　constitutes　an　oracle　to　which　we　have　to　give　way；　since　the
existence　of　intellectual　intuition　was　made　our　postulate。　The　true　proof　that　this　identity　of
subjective　and　objective　is　the　truth；　could　only　be　brought　about　by　means　of　each　of　the　two
being　investigated　in　its　logical；　i。e。　essential　determinations；　and　in　regard　to　them；　it　must　then　be
shown　that　the　subjective　signifies　the　transformation　of　itself　into　the　objective；　and　that　the
objective　signifies　its　not　remaining　such；　but　making　itself　subjective。　Similarly　in　the　finite；　it　would
have　to　be　shown　that　it　contained　a　contradiction　in　itself；　and　made　itself　infinite；　in　this　way　we
should　have　the　unity　of　finite　and　infinite。　In　so　doing；　this　unity　of　opposites　is　not　asserted
beforehand；　but　in　the　opposites　themselves　it　is　shown　that　their　truth　is　their　unity；　but　that　each
taken　by　itself　is　one…sided　—　that　their　difference　veers　round；　casting　itself　headlong　into　this　unity
—　while　the　understanding　all　the　time　thinks　that　in　these　differences　it　possesses　something　fixed
and　secure。　The　result　of　thinking　contemplation　would　in　this　former　case　be　that　each　moment
would　secretly　make　itself　into　its　opposite；　the　identity　of　both　being　alone　the　truth。　The
understanding　certainly　calls　this　transformation　sophistry；　humbug；　juggling；　and　what…not。　As　a
result；　this　identity　would；　according　to　Jacobi；　be　one　which　was　no　doubt　conditioned　and　of　set
purpose　produced。　But　we　must　remark　that　a　one…sided　point　of　view　is　involved　in　apprehending
the　result　of　development　merely　as　a　result；　it　is　a　process　which　is　likewise　mediation　within　itself；
of　such　a　nature　that　this　mediation　is　again　abrogated　and　asserted　as　immediate。　Schelling；
indeed；　had　this　conception　in　a　general　way；　but　he　did　not　follow　it　out　in　a　definite　logical
method；　for　with　him　it　remained　an　immediate　truth；　which　can　only　be　verified　by　means　of
intellectual　intuition。　That　is　the　great　difficulty　in　the　philosophy　of　Schelling。　And　then　it　was
misunderstood　and　all　interest　taken　from　it。　It　is　easy　enough　to　show　that　subjective　and
objective　are　different。　Were　they　not　different；　nothing　could　be　made　of　them　any　more　than　of
A　=　A；　but　they　are　in　opposition　as　one。　In　all　that　is　finite；　an　identity　is　present；　and　this　alone　is
actual；　but　besides　the　fact　that　the　finite　is　this　identity；　it　is　also　true　that　it　is　the　absence　of
harmony　between　subjectivity　and　objectivity；　Notion　and　reality；　and　it　is　in　this　that　finitude
consists。　To　this　principle　of　Schelling's；　form；　or　necessity；　is　thus　lacking；　it　is　only　asserted。
Schelling　appears　to　have　this　in　common　with　Plato　and　the　Neo…Platonists；　that　knowledge　is　to
be　found　in　the　inward　intuition　of　eternal　Ideas　wherein　knowledge　is　unmediated　in　the　Absolute。
But　when　Plato　speaks　of　this　intuition　of　the　soul；　which　has　freed　itself　from　all　knowledge　that　is
finite；　empirical；　or　reflected；　and　the　Neo…Platonists　tell　of　the　ecstasy　of　thought　in　which
knowledge　is　the　immediate　knowled