Мартин Иден

Chapter 36

           KreisbegandirectlyonMartin,butstepbystepNortoninterfered,untilheandKreiswereoffandawayinapersonalbattle. Martinlistenedandfainwouldhaverubbedhiseyes. Itwasimpossiblethatthisshouldbe,muchlessinthelaborghettosouthofMarket. Thebookswerealiveinthesemen. Theytalkedwithfireandenthusiasm,theintellectualstimulantstirringthemashehadseendrinkandangerstirothermen. Whatheheardwasnolongerthephilosophyofthedry,printedword,writtenbyhalf-mythicaldemigodslikeKantandSpencer. Itwaslivingphilosophy,withwarm,redblood,incarnatedinthesetwomentillitsveryfeaturesworkedwithexcitement. Nowandagainothermenjoinedin,andallfollowedthediscussionwithcigarettesgoingoutintheirhandsandwithalert,intentfaces. 

           IdealismhadneverattractedMartin,buttheexpositionitnowreceivedatthehandsofNortonwasarevelation. Thelogicalplausibilityofit,thatmadeanappealtohisintellect,seemedmissedbyKreisandHamilton,whosneeredatNortonasametaphysician,andwho,inturn,sneeredbackatthemasmetaphysicians. Phenomenonandnoumenonwerebandiedbackandforth. Theychargedhimwithattemptingtoexplainconsciousnessbyitself. Hechargedthemwithword-jugglery,withreasoningfromwordstotheoryinsteadoffromfactstotheory. Atthistheywereaghast. Itwasthecardinaltenetoftheirmodeofreasoningtostartwithfactsandtogivenamestothefacts. 

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