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Inthefirstbookweconsideredtheideamerelyassuch,thatis,onlyaccordingtoitsgeneralform.Itistruethatasfarastheabstractidea,theconcept,isconcerned,weobtainedaknowledgeofitinrespectofitscontentalso,becauseithascontentandmeaningonlyinrelationtotheideaofperception,withoutwhichitwouldbeworthlessandempty.Accordingly,directingourattentionexclusivelytotheideaofperception,weshallnowendeavourtoarriveataknowledgeofitscontent,itsmoreexactdefinition,andtheformswhichitpresentstous.Anditwillspeciallyinterestustofindanexplanationofitspeculiarsignificance,thatsignificancewhichisotherwisemerelyfelt,butonaccountofwhichitisthatthesepicturesdonotpassbyusentirelystrangeandmeaningless,astheymustotherwisedo,butspeaktousdirectly,areunderstood,andobtainaninterestwhichconcernsourwholenature.
Wedirectourattentiontomathematics,naturalscience,andphilosophy,foreachoftheseholdsoutthehopethatitwillaffordusapartoftheexplanationwedesire.Now,takingphilosophyfirst,wefindthatitislikeamonsterwithmanyheads,eachofwhichspeaksadifferentlanguage.Theyarenot,indeed,allatvarianceonthepointwearehereconsidering,thesignificanceoftheideaofperception.For,withtheexceptionoftheScepticsandtheIdealists,theothers,forthemostpart,speakverymuchinthesamewayofanobjectwhichconstitutesthebasisoftheidea,andwhichisindeeddifferentinitswholebeingandnaturefromtheidea,butyetisinallpointsaslikeitasoneeggistoanother.Butthisdoesnothelpus,forwearequiteunabletodistinguishsuchanobjectfromtheidea;
wefindthattheyareoneandthesame;
foreveryobjectalwaysandforeverpresupposesasubject,andthereforeremainsidea,sothatwerecognisedobjectivityasbelongingtothemostuniversalformoftheidea,whichisthedivisionintosubjectandobject.Further,theprincipleofsufficientreason,whichisreferredtoinsupportofthisdoctrine,isforusmerelytheformoftheidea,theorderlycombinationofoneideawithanother,butnotthecombinationofthewholefiniteorinfiniteseriesofideaswithsomethingwhichisnotideaatall,andwhichcannotthereforebepresentedinperception.OftheScepticsandIdealistswespokeabove,inexaminingthecontroversyabouttherealityoftheouterworld.
Ifweturntomathematicstolookforthefullerknowledgewedesireoftheideaofperception,whichwehave,asyet,onlyunderstoodgenerally,merelyinitsform,wefindthatmathematicsonlytreatsoftheseideassofarastheyfilltimeandspace,thatis,sofarastheyarequantities.Itwilltelluswiththegreatestaccuracythehow-manyandthehow-much;
butasthisisalwaysmerelyrelative,thatistosay,merelyacomparisonofoneideawithothers,andacomparisononlyintheonerespectofquantity,thisalsoisnottheinformationweareprincipallyinsearchof.
Lastly,ifweturntothewideprovinceofnaturalscience,whichisdividedintomanyfields,wemay,inthefirstplace,makeageneraldivisionofitintotwoparts.Itiseitherthedescriptionofforms,whichIcallMorphology,ortheexplanationofchanges,whichIcallEtiology.Thefirsttreatsofthepermanentforms,thesecondofthechangingmatter,accordingtothelawsofitstransitionfromoneformtoanother.Thefirstisthewholeextentofwhatisgenerallycallednaturalhistory.Itteachesus,especiallyinthesciencesofbotanyandzoology,thevariouspermanent,organised,andthereforedefinitelydeterminedformsintheconstantchangeofindividuals;
andtheseformsconstituteagreatpartofthecontentoftheideaofperception.Innaturalhistorytheyareclassified,separated,united,arrangedaccordingtonaturalandartificialsystems,andbroughtunderconceptswhichmakeageneralviewandknowledgeofthewholeofthempossible.Further,aninfinitelyfineanalogybothinthewholeandinthepartsoftheseforms,andrunningthroughthemall(unité
deplan),isestablished,andthustheymaybecomparedtoinnumerablevariationsonathemewhichisnotgiven.Thepassageofmatterintotheseforms,thatistosay,theoriginofindividuals,isnotaspecialpartofnaturalscience,foreveryindividualspringsfromitslikebygeneration,whichiseverywhereequallymysterious,andhasasyetevadeddefiniteknowledge.Thelittlethatisknownonthesubjectfindsitsplaceinphysiology,whichbelongstothatpartofnaturalscienceIhavecalledetiology.Mineralogyalso,especiallywhereitbecomesgeology,inclinestowardsetiology,thoughitprincipallybelongstomorphology.Etiologypropercomprehendsallthosebranchesofnaturalscienceinwhichthechiefconcernistheknowledgeofcauseandeffect.Thesciencesteachhow,accordingtoaninvariablerule,oneconditionofmatterisnecessarilyfollowedbyacertainothercondition;
howonechangenecessarilyconditionsandbringsaboutacertainotherchange;
thissortofteachingiscalledexplanation.Theprincipalsciencesinthisdepartmentaremechanics,physics,chemistry,andphysiology.
If,however,wesurrenderourselvestoitsteaching,wesoonbecomeconvincedthatetiologycannotaffordustheinformationwechieflydesire,anymorethanmorphology.Thelatterpresentstousinnumerableandinfinitelyvariedforms,whichareyetrelatedbyanunmistakablefamilylikeness.Theseareforusideas,andwhenonlytreatedinthisway,theyremainalwaysstrangetous,andstandbeforeuslikehieroglyphicswhichwedonotunderstand.Etiology,ontheotherhand,teachesusthat,accordingtothelawofcauseandeffect,thisparticularconditionofmatterbringsaboutthatotherparticularcondition,andthusithasexplaineditandperformeditspart.However,itreallydoesnothingmorethanindicatetheorderlyarrangementaccordingtowhichthestatesofmatterappearinspaceandtime,andteachinallcaseswhatphenomenonmustnecessarilyappearataparticulartimeinaparticularplace.Itthusdeterminesthepositionofphenomenaintimeandspace,accordingtoalawwhosespecialcontentisderivedfromexperience,butwhoseuniversalformandnecessityisyetknowntousindependentlyofexperience.Butitaffordsusabsolutelynoinformationabouttheinnernatureofanyoneofthesephenomena:
thisiscalledaforceofnature,anditliesoutsidetheprovinceofcausalexplanation,whichcallstheconstantuniformitywithwhichmanifestationsofsuchaforceappearwhenevertheirknownconditionsarepresent,alawofnature.Butthislawofnature,theseconditions,andthisappearanceinaparticularplaceataparticulartime,areallthatitknowsorevercanknow.Theforceitselfwhichmanifestsitself,theinnernatureofthephenomenawhichappearinaccordancewiththeselaws,remainsalwaysasecrettoit,somethingentirelystrangeandunknowninthecaseofthesimplestaswellasofthemostcomplexphenomena.Foralthoughasyetetiologyhasmostcompletelyachieveditsaiminmechanics,andleastcompletelyinphysiology,stilltheforceonaccountofwhichastonefallstothegroundoronebodyrepelsanotheris,initsinnernature,notlessstrangeandmysteriousthanthatwhichproducesthemovementsandthegrowthofananimal.Thescienceofmechanicspresupposesmatter,weight,impenetrability,thepossibilityofcommunicatingmotionbyimpact,inertiaandsoforthasultimatefacts,callsthemforcesofnature,andtheirnecessaryandorderlyappearanceundercertainconditionsalawofnature.Onlyafterthisdoesitsexplanationbegin,anditconsistsinindicatingtrulyandwithmathematicalexactness,how,whereandwheneachforcemanifestsitself,andinreferringeveryphenomenonwhichpresentsitselftotheoperationofoneoftheseforces.Physics,chemistry,andphysiologyproceedinthesamewayintheirprovince,onlytheypresupposemoreandaccomplishless.Consequentlythemostcompleteetiologicalexplanationofthewholeofnaturecanneverbemorethananenumerationofforceswhichcannotbeexplained,andareliablestatementoftheruleaccordingtowhichphenomenaappearintimeandspace,succeed,andmakewayforeachother.Buttheinnernatureoftheforceswhichthusappearremainsunexplainedbysuchanexplanation,whichmustconfineitselftophenomenaandtheirarrangement,becausethelawwhichitfollowsdoesnotextendfurther.Inthisrespectitmaybecomparedtoasectionofapieceofmarblewhichshowsmanyveinsbesideeachother,butdoesnotallowustotracethecourseoftheveinsfromtheinteriorofthemarbletoitssurface.Or,ifImayuseanabsurdbutmorestrikingcomparison,thephilosophicalinvestigatormustalwayshavethesamefeelingtowardsthecompleteetiologyofthewholeofnature,asamanwho,withoutknowinghow,hasbeenbroughtintoacompanyquiteunknowntohim,eachmemberofwhichinturnpresentsanothertohimashisfriendandcousin,andthereforeasquitewellknown,andyetthemanhimself,whileateachintroductionheexpresseshimselfgratified,hasalwaysthequestiononhislips:
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ButhowthedeucedoIstandtothewholecompany?
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Thusweseethat,withregardtothosephenomenawhichweknowonlyasourideas,etiologycannevergiveusthedesiredinformationthatshallcarryusbeyondthispoint.For,afterallitsexplanations,theystillremainquitestrangetous,asmereideaswhosesignificancewedonotunderstand.Thecausalconnection