Force is not an impelling God, not an essence separate from the material substratum of things. A force not united to matter, but floating freely above it, is an idle conception. Nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulphur, and phosphorus, possess their inherent qualities from eternity.


In: Ludwig Bnchner, Force and Matter, Chapter I (p. 1)

Jacob Moleschott Quotes

Force is not an impelling God, not an essence separate from the material substratum of things. A force not united to matter, but floating freely...

Force is not an impelling God, not an essence separate from the material substratum of things. A force not united to matter, but floating freely...

Force is not an impelling God, not an essence separate from the material substratum of things. A force not united to matter, but floating freely...

Force is not an impelling God, not an essence separate from the material substratum of things. A force not united to matter, but floating freely...