Science Quotes
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"The universe reveals itself differently depending on the questions we ask."Paul Feyerabend
"The strength of a theory lies not in its consistency but in its usefulness."Paul Feyerabend
"Objectivity is a worthy goal, but we should not mistake it for neutrality."Paul Feyerabend
"The universe is fundamentally mysterious and will always resist complete understanding."Paul Feyerabend
"Science begins with problems, not with observations."Karl Popper
"One of the strengths of science is that it can be proved wrong."Karl Popper
"The scientific attitude is one of humble inquiry, not arrogant certainty."Karl Popper
"The greatest discoveries come from asking the right questions."Karl Popper
"The pursuit of knowledge requires both humility and boldness."Karl Popper
"The test of a theory is whether it solves the problem it was designed to solve."Karl Popper
"The most important tool in science is the question, not the answer."Karl Popper
"The long-term rate of interest is the key to understanding the economy."John Maynard Keynes
"The same considerations which show that the system will not work at full employment also show how it will fail."John Maynard Keynes
"The theory of aggregated demand is the most revolutionary doctrine that has ever been advanced."John Maynard Keynes
"The rate of interest is not determined by the productivity of capital."John Maynard Keynes
"A rise in the general wage level increases rather than decreases employment."John Maynard Keynes
"The velocity of money determines the level of employment."John Maynard Keynes
"In every human society, the same fundamental structures repeat themselves."Claude Lévi-Strauss
"The study of man reveals the study of nature."Claude Lévi-Strauss
"Logic is universal but its applications are infinite."Claude Lévi-Strauss
"The scientific enterprise is a deeply human activity, shaped by the culture and time in which it occurs."Thomas Kuhn
"Revolutionary science does not move at all toward an objective, pre-determined goal."Thomas Kuhn
"Kuhn believed that scientific progress was not always linear but rather cyclic and revolutionary in nature."Thomas Kuhn
"Normal science often suppresses fundamental novelties because they are necessarily subversive to its basic commitments."Thomas Kuhn
"The community of scientists functions as a judge of what constitutes valid knowledge and meaningful questions."Thomas Kuhn
"Science is not the march toward absolute truth but a series of conceptual frameworks that work until they don't."Thomas Kuhn
"Scientific paradigms are not mere tools but frameworks that shape our perception of reality."Thomas Kuhn
"Kuhn showed that science is not objective in the way we once believed it to be."Thomas Kuhn
"Revolutionary science is the activity of science at the margins, where anomalies accumulate and old certainties crumble."Thomas Kuhn
"Normal science is fundamentally conservative, seeking to preserve and extend existing frameworks."Thomas Kuhn