the+critique+of+pure+reason_纯粹理性批判-第140部分

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in　his　mysticism）；　have　not　been　able　to　bring　this　question　to　a
settled　conclusion。　The　procedure　of　Epicurus　in　his　sensual　system；
in　which　he　always　restricted　his　conclusions　to　the　sphere　of
experience；　was　much　more　consequent　than　that　of　Aristotle　and　Locke。
The　latter　especially；　after　having　derived　all　the　conceptions　and
principles　of　the　mind　from　experience；　goes　so　far；　in　the　employment
of　these　conceptions　and　principles；　as　to　maintain　that　we　can
prove　the　existence　of　God　and　the　existence　of　God　and　the
immortality　of　them　objects　lying　beyond　the　soul…　both　of　them　of
possible　experience…　with　the　same　force　of　demonstration　as　any
mathematical　proposition。
　　3。　In　relation　to　method。　Method　is　procedure　according　to
principles。　We　may　divide　the　methods　at　present　employed　in　the　field
of　inquiry　into　the　naturalistic　and　the　scientific。　The　naturalist　of
pure　reason　lays　it　down　as　his　principle　that　mon　reason；
without　the　aid　of　science…　which　he　calls　sound　reason；　or　mon
sense…　can　give　a　more　satisfactory　answer　to　the　most　important
questions　of　metaphysics　than　speculation　is　able　to　do。　He　must
maintain；　therefore；　that　we　can　determine　the　content　and
circumference　of　the　moon　more　certainly　by　the　naked　eye；　than　by　the
aid　of　mathematical　reasoning。　But　this　system　is　mere　misology
reduced　to　principles；　and；　what　is　the　most　absurd　thing　in　this
doctrine；　the　neglect　of　all　scientific　means　is　paraded　as　a　peculiar
method　of　extending　our　cognition。　As　regards　those　who　are
naturalists　because　they　know　no　better；　they　are　certainly　not　to
be　blamed。　They　follow　mon　sense；　without　parading　their
ignorance　as　a　method　which　is　to　teach　us　the　wonderful　secret；　how
we　are　to　find　the　truth　which　lies　at　the　bottom　of　the　well　of
Democritus。

　　　　　　　　　　　　Quod　sapio　satis　est　mihi；　non　ego　curo　Esse　quod
　　Arcesilas　aerumnosique　Solones。　PERSIUS*

is　their　motto；　under　which　they　may　lead　a　pleasant　and　praise　worthy
life；　without　troubling　themselves　with　science　or　troubling　science
with　them。

　　*＇Satirae；　iii。　78…79。　〃What　I　know　is　enough　for　I　don't　care　to　be
what　Arcesilas　was；　and　the　wretched　Solons。〃＇

　　As　regards　those　who　wish　to　pursue　a　scientific　method；　they　have
now　the　choice　of　following　either　the　dogmatical　or　the　sceptical；
while　they　are　bound　never　to　desert　the　systematic　mode　of　procedure。
When　I　mention；　in　relation　to　the　former；　the　celebrated　Wolf；　and　as
regards　the　latter；　David　Hume；　I　may　leave；　in　accordance　with　my
present　intention；　all　others　unnamed。　The　critical　path　alone　is
still　open。　If　my　reader　has　been　kind　and　patient　enough　to　acpany
me　on　this　hitherto　untravelled　route；　he　can　now　judge　whether；　if　he
and　others　will　contribute　their　exertions　towards　making　this
narrow　footpath　a　high　road　of　thought；　that　which　many　centuries　have
failed　to　acplish　may　not　be　executed　before　the　close　of　the
present…　namely；　to　bring　Reason　to　perfect　contentment　in　regard　to
that　which　has　always；　but　without　permanent　results；　occupied　her
powers　and　engaged　her　ardent　desire　for　knowledge。


　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　…THE　END…
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