Alchemical discourse shifted from scholarly philosophical debate to an exposed social commentary on the alchemists themselves.
ælkˈɛmɪkəl dˈɪskoːɹs ʃˈɪftᵻd fɹʌm skˈɑːlɚli fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl dᵻbˈeɪt tʊ ɐn ɛkspˈoʊzd sˈoʊʃəl kˈɑːməntˌɛɹi ɔnðɪ ˈælkɪmˌɪsts ðɛmsˈɛlvz.