hˈɛsənz pˈeɪpɚ wʌzɐ lˈɑːbɪɪŋ tˈæktɪk: pˈɑːɹɾi fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz wʊd nˌɑːt tʃˈælɪndʒ ðɪ ˈækjʊɹəsi ʌv nˈuːtənz θˈiəɹiz, ænd tə ʃˈoʊ ðˌɛm æz bˌiːɪŋ mˈoʊɾᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ bˈʊɹʒwɑː kənsˈɜːnz wˈʊd, ɪn hˈɛsənz ˈaɪz, ʃˈoʊ ðæt saɪəntˈɪfɪk vælˈɪdᵻɾi kʊd ɛɡzˈɪst wʌtˈɛvɚ ðə mˌoʊɾɪvˈeɪʃənz wɜː fɔːɹ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ɪt.
Hessen's paper was a lobbying tactic: Party philosophers would not challenge the accuracy of Newton's theories, and to show them as being motivated by bourgeois concerns would, in Hessen's eyes, show that scientific validity could exist whatever the motivations were for undertaking it.