Science Quotes
Discovery, wonder, and the relentless pursuit of understanding how the world works.
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"The mind is a pattern-seeking machine; language is its pattern-making tool."Katz, Jerrold
"Intentionality is the mark of the mental."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Meaning emerges from evolutionary history."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Thought is grounded in the physical world."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Biology shapes all our thinking."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Purpose is embedded in biological systems."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"The brain enables all cognition."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Evolution explains the origins of mind."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Understanding minds requires scientific rigor."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"The mind is part of the natural world."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Evolution provides the key to understanding mind."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"The mind emerged through natural processes."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Purpose is real and discoverable."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"Evolution explains our mental capacities."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"The mind connects us to reality."Millikan, Ruth Garrett
"The formal analysis of language reveals hidden truths about existence."Montague, Richard
"Reality and representation are bound together by semantic relations."Montague, Richard
"Every model of reality is necessarily incomplete, yet still valuable."Montague, Richard
"The study of semantics is the study of how minds relate to worlds."Montague, Richard
"The formal analysis of thought is a window into the nature of mind."Montague, Richard
"The universe speaks to us in the language of mathematics and logic."Montague, Richard
"The precision of mathematics shows us what precision can mean; the flexibility of natural language shows us what flexibility can mean."Montague, Richard
"The universe is not silent; it speaks to us through the languages we have learned to hear."Montague, Richard
"Science is humanity's way of asking the universe its secrets."Kaplan, David
"Science demands humility; the universe is always more complex than we imagine."Kaplan, David
"Science progresses not through certainty, but through disciplined doubt."Perry, John
"Science is the systematic humbling of human arrogance."Perry, John
"Science progresses through refined questioning."Fine, Kit
"Science requires both imagination and rigor."Fine, Kit
"The universe responds not to our wishes, but to our understanding."Burge, Tyler