Science Quotes

"Necessity cannot be reduced to mere uniformity or convention."

"What we call properties are the ways things genuinely are."

"Science without ethics is merely sophisticated destruction."

"We are all implicit logicians, calculating the meanings behind every utterance."

"We communicate by constantly calculating the relevance of utterances."

"Facts are theory-laden; observation cannot be purely neutral."

"Scientific observation requires both careful attention and theoretical framework."

"The scientific method depends on refined observation and critical thinking."

"The relationship between observation and theory is reciprocal."

"Scientific progress comes from better ways of observing and thinking."

"Science advances by refining how we observe and interpret."

"Science requires both empirical observation and theoretical thinking."

"What counts as an observation depends on our theoretical interests."

"The observer is never completely separate from what is observed."

"Observation is shaped by our theories and our interests."

"Scientific thinking requires both skepticism and open-mindedness."

"The scientific method depends on rigorous observation and testing."

"Science progresses by learning better ways of asking questions."

"Concepts shape our perception more profoundly than we realize."

"The scientific worldview depends on careful observation and reasoning."

"Science requires both creative thinking and careful verification."

"Science advances through the refinement of our observational concepts."

"Empiricism without rationalism is blind; rationalism without empiricism is empty."

"The manifest image and the scientific image must be integrated, not set in opposition."

"Science aims at a complete and unified description of all facts."

"Every fact is a fact-in-a-framework; facts are not absolutely given."

"Scientific realism requires abandoning the idea of the given."

"The unity of science is the ideal that should guide inquiry."

"Facts are not determinate until they are placed in a conceptual framework."

"The theory-laden character of observation undermines naive empiricism."