Science Quotes

"We construct reality through our schemes of interpretation."

"The empirical content of any statement depends on systematic connections."

"Identity is multiply realizable and framework-dependent."

"Water in one possible world might not be H2O in another - yet we still refer to the same substance because of our causal connection to it."

"The mind-body problem is deeply connected to questions about necessity and the nature of physical properties."

"The natural kind term 'gold' refers to things with a certain atomic structure, not merely things that look yellow and malleable."

"Natural kinds have essences that are discovered, not invented by human classification schemes."

"The semantics of natural kind terms reveals that science discovers essences rather than creating them."

"The rigidity of natural kind terms explains why empirical discoveries can yield a priori knowledge about essences."

"The extension of a natural kind term is determined by what shares the inner nature with the paradigmatic examples."

"The semantics of natural language reveals that essentialism and necessitarianism are not reactionary but scientifically grounded."

"The unity of science lies in its method, not its subject matter."

"Logical positivism seeks to eliminate meaningless pseudo-problems from inquiry."

"Scientific progress depends on our ability to translate concepts into observable phenomena."

"Mathematics is the language in which nature writes her laws."

"The scientific worldview excludes nothing that can be empirically verified."

"Theoretical terms derive their meaning from their role in scientific systems."

"Science progresses by replacing vague notions with precise measurements."

"Every scientific statement must be translatable into observational language."

"The task of the scientist is to organize experience systematically."

"Understanding nature requires both observation and mathematical reasoning."

"Scientific knowledge is always provisional and subject to revision."

"The unity of knowledge arises from shared methods of investigation."

"Mathematical structure underlies all scientific explanation."

"Every scientific advance involves both discovery and invention."

"The scientific method is humanity's most reliable path to truth."

"Every theoretical term must have a role in predicting observations."

"Scientific progress depends upon our willingness to question established ideas."

"Knowledge advances when we replace mystery with mechanism."

"Science aims not merely to describe but to explain and predict."