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Da möchte ich vor allen Dingen darauf hinweisen, daß erstens wir in der Zeit des Materialismus immer weniger und weniger in die Lage gekommen sind - ich habe es schon von verschiedensten Gesichtspunkten aus charakterisiert -, die physische Menschenorganisation wirklich zu verstehen, und auf der anderen Seite sind wir dazu gekommen, gewissermaßen als Mittel, um an den Menschen heranzukommen, kaum etwas anderes benützen zu können als die Sprache. Und dasjenige, was wir den Anschauungsunterricht nennen — wir werden sehen, daß dieser Anschauungsunterricht auf gewissen Gebieten des Erziehens und Unterrichtens etwas außerordentlich Gutes ist, das aber nicht in Einseitigkeit ausschlagen darf. Ebenso werden wir uns fragen müssen, ob denn die Sprache, die Verständigung mit dem werdenden Kinde für sich genommen ein Mittel ist, um wirklich an das Wesen des Kindes heranzukommen. 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