text_original: The development of exact science had been leading many great thinkers into the belief that where science could not reach there was nothing to be reached, and where man could not prove anything there was nothing to be proved. The theory of evolution, which has become such a power in modern thought and life, was then finding its earliest systematic development among some of the German philosophical writers.
text_transcription: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXACT SCIENCES HAD BEEN LEADING MANY GREAT THINKERS INTO THE BELIEF THAT WHERE SCIENCE COULD NOT REACH THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE REACHED AND WHERE MAN COULD NOT PROVE ANYTHING THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE PROVED THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION WHICH HAS BECOME SUCH A POWER IN MODERN THOUGHT AND LIFE WAS THEN FINDING ITS EARLIEST SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG SOME OF THE GERMAN PHILOSOPHICAL WRITERS
phonemes: ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv ɛɡzˈækt sˈaɪəns hɐdbɪn lˈiːdɪŋ mˈɛni ɡɹˈeɪt θˈɪŋkɚz ˌɪntʊ ðə bᵻlˈiːf ðæt wˌɛɹ sˈaɪəns kʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈiːtʃ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ təbi ɹˈiːtʃt, ænd wˌɛɹ mˈæn kʊd nˌɑːt pɹˈuːv ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ təbi pɹˈuːvd. ðə θˈiəɹi ʌv ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, wˌɪtʃ hɐz bɪkˌʌm sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn mˈɑːdɚn θˈɔːt ænd lˈaɪf, wʌz ðˈɛn fˈaɪndɪŋ ɪts ˈɜːlɪɪst sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɐmˌʌŋ sˌʌm ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl ɹˈaɪɾɚz.