Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences

modesty Bescheidenheit; here used sarcastically to describe a skepticism that claims to be "modest" by denying that humans can know the absolute truth to have a say in or deny the profoundest matters of philosophy, and even presumes to deny it that rational knowledge Erkenntniß; the systematic, conceptual understanding of reality which was formerly understood under the form of proof Beweisen; the rigorous logical demonstration of a truth.

The first of the phenomena mentioned can be viewed in part as the youthful enthusiasm of the new era Epoche; the author likely refers to the intellectual and political upheavals of the early 19th century that has dawned in the realm of science Wissenschaft; in this context, the word refers to any systematic body of organized knowledge, particularly philosophy as well as in the political world. If this enthusiasm greeted the dawn of the rejuvenated spirit with intoxication Taumel; a state of dizzying excitement or ecstasy, and without deeper work proceeded immediately to the enjoyment of the Idea Idee; the ultimate reality or truth that philosophy seeks to grasp, reveling for a time in the hopes and prospects it offered—then it is more easily reconciled with its excesses Ausschweifungen; the intellectual "wildness" or lack of discipline in new philosophical movements. This is because a core original: "Kern" lies at its foundation, and the superficial haze, which...