Science Quotes

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"The unity of science does not require reducing all disciplines to physics."
Quine, Willard Van Orman
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"Two theories that make identical empirical predictions might still differ in their ontological commitments."
Quine, Willard Van Orman
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"Practical considerations often determine which scientific theory we should prefer."
Quine, Willard Van Orman
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"The boundary between observation and theory is blurred; all observations are theory-laden."
Quine, Willard Van Orman
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"Science is not a collection of laws but a tool for understanding nature."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"A statement is meaningful only if it can be tested against experience."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The unity of science rests on the unity of language."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Empiricism demands that we base our beliefs on observation."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The verification principle is the gateway to meaningful discourse."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Mathematics is the language of the universe."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Every genuine question has an answer that can be formulated in scientific terms."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Science progresses through the elimination of false hypotheses."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Empirical evidence is the ultimate arbiter of truth."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The framework of science provides the best guide to reality."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Empirical science is our most reliable path to understanding the world."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The structure of scientific theories reflects the structure of nature."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Science is the sum of confirmed observations organized into coherent theory."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The scientific method is our best tool for discovering truth."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The natural sciences provide the model for all legitimate inquiry."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The unity of science depends on a unified conceptual framework."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Science advances by replacing vague ideas with precise concepts."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Empirical observation combined with logical reasoning yields truth."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Scientific understanding requires the formulation of testable hypotheses."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Science progresses through the replacement of false theories with better ones."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The framework of natural science provides our best understanding of reality."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Empirical science is the most reliable guide to understanding nature."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The semantics of intentionality reveal the structure of consciousness."
Kripke, Saul
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"Counterfactuals reveal our deepest assumptions about causation."
Kripke, Saul
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"Consciousness is not a substance - it is a relation to meaning."
Kripke, Saul
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"Semantic externalism shows that meaning is not in the head."
Kripke, Saul