"Pearson's relativity was based on idealism, in the sense of ideas or pictures in a mind. "There are many signs," he wrote, "that a sound idealism is surely replacing, as a basis for natural philosophy, the crude materialism of the older physicists." (Preface to 2nd Ed., The Grammar of Science) Further, he stated, "...science is in reality a classification and analysis of the contents of the mind...." "In truth, the field of science is much more consciousness than an external world." (Ibid., Ch. II, � 6) "Law in the scientific sense is thus essentially a product of the human mind and has no meaning apart from man." (Ibid., Ch. III, � 4)"

Comment (The above quotations seemingly accurate) 'His commitment to socialism' would seem a sort of "red flag" ; due to the overall difficulties with the 'socialist' trend. "Pearson's views on eugenics ... would be considered deeply racist today." etc.

If "the field of science is much more consciousness than an external world" then the field is in principle independent from any genetic considerations. The values, such as represented in a scientific theory one finds set down in writing have nothing to do with the question of who the reader of the material be.

Wrote Lenin (1908-9), page 45, etc. 'Pearson fights materialism' etc., etc., etc. On this count K. Pearson had earned himself a condemnation --