Skepticism, directed to the whole compass of phenomenal consciousness, on contrary, makes spirit for the first time qualified to test what truth is; since it brings about a despair regarding what arc called natural views, thoughts, and opinions, which it is a matter of indifference to call personal or belonging to oiliers, and with which ilie consciousness that proceeds immediately to criticize and test is still filled and hampered, ilius being, as a matter of fact, incapable of what it wants to undertake.