Excerpt from Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Vol. 1 But if one is not satisfied with this subjective system of concepts, and demands something more than clearness and logical necessity, then he must leave philosophy and take refuge in Glauben, which alone gives access to the real. If the trutk is not an abstraction from the true, it is no more than a play with terms. The ultimate standard of truth and falsehood lies outside the concept in the real, which is for ever beyond the reach of discursive thought. This is the idea for which Jacobi stands, and which he upholds against every opponent during that fertile quarter of a century.fol lowing the Krz'tz'k. As opposed to philosophy it assumes the name of Faith. As an attempt to reach the real which is the ground of truth, it is known as Realism. Our task will be first the consideration of the causes of such a ten dency, and then the exposition of its meaning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.