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This failing of many modern thinkers has previously been pointed out in this book, for, in the final analysis, all scientific endeavor employs the same mode of thinking that serves to detach the self-conscious ego from the true reality. The strength and greatness of modern science, especially of natural science, is based on the unrestrained application of this method.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"VIII. 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Bei vielen Denkern der neueren Zeit mußte dieses Zerfallen von diesem Buche angedeutet werden. Denn im Grunde arbeitet alles wissenschaftliche Streben der neueren Zeit mit den wissenschaftlichen Denkermitteln, welche der Loslösung des selbstbewußten Ich von der wahren Wirklichkeit dienen. 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