Unwahrheit

21:20 Aug 14, 2010 

yes, that's what I thought too.

21:06 Aug 14, 2010 

of the preceding sentence and its structure. But the Aufklärung as suffering "Unwahrheit" didn't seem to make sense and I discarded that reading, but now that I reread it, this refers only to a materialistische Variante...

19:39 Aug 14, 2010 

I interpreted it that way because of the placement of the word "ihre" (proximity to Aufklärung) and the use of the word "Aufklärung" in the sentence "Diese Aufklärung hat an ihrer Unwahrheit". If "Unwahrheit" refers to metaphysics here, then I would expect it in quotation marks or italics because the writer does not seem to think metaphysics is untrue, false, absurd etc. But I admit, it all depends on context.

19:28 Aug 14, 2010 

Put your finger on another doubt...

19:22 Aug 14, 2010 

I think "Unwahrheit" could, in this particular sentence, pertain to "Aufklärung" although it would only be in relation to the "untrue/false/absurd" action of rejecting the metaphysical world. "Die Aufklärung hat an ihrer **Unwahrheit** immer daran leiden müssen, dass..." is maybe as saying "Die Aufklärung hat an ihrer Unwahrheit immer darunter/deswegen leiden müssen (suffered = had to be adversely affected, had to lack...insofar that), dass..."

19:06 Aug 14, 2010 

metaphysical phenomena cannot be substantiated/demonstrated. Some philosophers even point out they can be falsified (so a certain falsity is there).