Orthodoxy · Character
Haeckel
German biologist, whose materialist philosophy is mentioned.
minor
Also known as Ernst Haeckel
First appearance: iii the suicide of thought
Haeckel shows up with force in The Maniac. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned in the context of materialism; the narrator does not attempt to prove materialism untrue but notes its limiting nature.
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In The Maniac: Mentioned in the context of materialism; the narrator does not attempt to prove materialism untrue but notes its limiting nature. Later, in IV: The Ethics of Elfland: Mentioned as a proponent of…
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