His thoughts, when examined in the background of knowledge sociology, have bearing on the then current scientific naturalism and the evolution of litigation system.

• 在知识社会学背景下考察,吉尔波特的思想是与当时的科学自然主义和诉讼制度的变迁相联系的,因此他的理论既有开拓性的一面,但也存在着时代的局限性。