VI. The Present State of Philosophy and Science

Take the question: how can the pleasure value – if the formula is like that – become zero, in other words, how can complete disgust with life arise? – By no other fact than when the fraction has an infinity in its \(b\) — its denominator. Because if you form a quotient, you can only get a zero if there is infinity in the denominator, as long as there is only \(1\) in the numerator. That is, this premise is true in a very different way from the facts of life. The latter shows you – even if a person indulges in illusions – a certain zest for life everywhere. It is present wherever there is life.