Science Quotes

"Science progresses by simplification and unification of concepts."

"Real essences are not the concern of science; nominal essences suffice."

"Mathematics is not the study of abstract objects but of abstract structures we construct."

"Simplicity and elegance are virtues of theories because they aid understanding."

"Science seeks the most economical description of experience."

"The aims of science are predictive and explanatory, not metaphysically revelatory."

"The choice between theories rests ultimately on aesthetic and pragmatic grounds."

"The unity of science is achieved through reduction and unification of concepts."

"Scientific explanation reduces the unfamiliar to the familiar."

"Science differs from speculation in being responsive to experience."

"The progress of science is measured by increased predictive power and simplification."

"Empirical science is our best guide to reality precisely because it is revisable."

"Every theory worth considering has empirical consequences that determine its truth."

"Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification."

"Science begins with myths, and the examination of old myths."

"Scientific discovery is not a matter of luck; it is a matter of dedication."

"The intuition that water is H2O in every possible world guides our metaphysics."

"The line between sense and nonsense is the line between science and metaphysics."

"Scientific knowledge is the only genuine knowledge we can possess."

"Science progresses through the elimination of false hypotheses."

"Disputes over theoretical matters can often be resolved by appealing to observable phenomena."

"Physical objects are conceptual conveniences for organizing our sensory experience."

"Science progresses not by discovering absolute truth but by improving useful models."

"Ordinary objects are not fundamentally different from theoretical entities in science."

"Sense experience alone cannot determine the structure of our scientific theories."

"Every statement can be tested, but not every statement can be tested in isolation."

"Objectivity in science is achieved through intersubjective agreement, not through direct access to reality."

"We should prefer theories that are simpler and more unified, all else being equal."

"Science is not a discovered architecture but a constructed and revisable framework."

"Sensory input underdetermines scientific theory, leaving room for multiple rational interpretations."