Concluding remarks

Roman Jakobson

pp. 213-214

in: Frederick Gregory, Scientific materialism in nineteenth century Germany, Berlin, Springer, 1977

Abstract

In summarizing the significance of the scientific materialists it is important to not the "materialism" is hardly an appropriate label for the message they preached. Like everyone else, they were men driven by ideals. They were hardly determinists who believed that nothing could be done about the course of events.