哲學史-philosophy of history(英文版)

第17部分 (第5/7頁)

he　activity　of　the　Spirit　of　Peoples；　so　that　the

individual　forms　which　that　spirit　has　assumed　in　the　sphere　of　outward　reality；　might　be　left　to　the

delineation　of　special　histories。

§　75

The　same　kind　of　formalism　avails　itself　in　its　peculiar　manner　of　the　indefiniteness　attaching　to

genius；　poetry；　and　even　philosophy；　thinks　equally　that　it　finds　these　everywhere。　We　have　here

products　of　reflective　thought；　and　it　is　familiarity　with　those　general　conceptions　which　single　out

and　name　real　distinctions　without　fathoming　the　true　depth　of　the　matter；　—　that　we　call　Culture。　It

is　something　merely　formal；　inasmuch　as　it　aims　at　nothing　more　than　the　analysis　of　the　subject；

whatever　it　be；　into　its　constituent　parts；　and　the　prehension　of　these　in　their　logical　definitions

and　forms。　It　is　not　the　free　universality　of　conception　necessary　for　making　an　abstract　principle

the　object　of　consciousness。　Such　a　consciousness　of　Thought　itself；　and　of　its　forms　isolated　from

a　particular　object；　is　Philosophy。　This　has；　indeed；　the　condition　of　its　existence　in　culture；　that

condition　being　the　taking　up　of　the　object　of　thought；　and　at　the　same　time　clothing　it　with　the

form　of　universality；　in　such　a　way　that　the　material　content　and　the　form　given　by　the　intellect　are

held　in　an　inseparable　state；　—　inseparable　to　such　a　degree　that　the　object　in　question　…which；　by

the　analysis　of　one　conception　into　a　multitude　of　conceptions；　is　enlarged　to　an　incalculable

treasure　of　thought　—　is　regarded　as　a　merely　empirical　datum　in　whose　formation　thought　has　bad

no　share。

§　76

But　it　is　quite　as　much　an　act　of　Thought　—　of　the　Understand