[12] Wehavetheideaofaforceincomparisonwithwhichourownvanishes, , andwhichurgesustostrivetorepresentittoourselves, withoutleavingroomtohopethatthisaspirationwillbesatisfied; orelseitisanobjectwhichappearstoupraiseitselfasanenemy, evenagainstourexistence — whichprovokesus, sotosay, tocombat, , andwhilstourorgansbetrayevidentsignsofinternalanxiety, ourmindfallsbackonitselfbyreflection, , althoughthethingsthemselvesareobjectivelyinnowaysublime; andconsequentlyitwouldbemorejusttosaythattheyareelevatingthantocalltheminthemselveselevatedorsublime.
[13] , , , , thesensuousfacultiescontributetoknowledgeonlyingraspingagivenmatter, andputtingonebytheotheritscomplexityintimeandinspace.
[14] Astodissectingthiscomplexpropertyandassortingit, : fortheimagination (consideredsimplyasasensuousfaculty) thereisbutanuniformity, andconsequentlyitisbutthenumberoftheuniformthings (thequantityandnotthequality) , inorderthatthefacultyofpicturingthingssensuouslymaybereducedtoimpotencebeforeanobject, necessarilyitisimperativethatthisobjectexceedsinitsquantitythecapacityofourimagination.
Notes
: buildon/upon
: fullof, characterizedby, orministeringtoindulgenceinluxury, pleasure, andsensuousenjoyment骄奢**逸的；沉溺酒色的
: toaffectwithdisgustorabhorrence使反感；使恶心
: 瀑布
: deprivedof被剥夺
: totearapart, split 撕破;撕碎
: towipeout, doawaywith...抹去;抹掉
: prematurelydeveloped, asthemind, faculties, etc.早熟的；过早发育的
QuestionsforFurtherThinking
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