Greetings Org Learners,
Hello, I have compiled (below) the useful and thoughtful quotes from
Plato, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Julian Tobias and Jacob Bronowski,
etc which are touching the issues of Knowledge, Scientific developments,
Truth and Epistemology, and other parts of life.
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We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which
knowledge and its integrity are crucial. Science is only a Latin word for
knowledge... Knowledge is our destiny. - Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974)
As in mathematics, so in natural philosophy, the investigation of
difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to precede the
method of composition. This analysis consists in making experiments and
observations, and in drawing general conclusions from them by induction,
and admitting of no objections against the conclusions but such as are
taken from experiments, or other certain truths.
--Isaac Newton (1642-1727)--
Every great scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say
it conflicts with the Bible. Next they say it had been discovered before.
Lastly they say they always believed it. - Louis Agassiz (1807-1873)
Most people in the world thrive on certainty and an absence of puzzlement,
which brings to them mental comfort and security. Scientists, on the other
hand, thrive on doubt and the existence of natural puzzles, which brings
to them energy and an urge to find answers. Doubt and a joy in solving
puzzles are the main engines in the practice of science.
--Julian Tobias (1911-1964)--
But he who has been earnest in the love of knowledge and of true wisdom,
and has exercised his intellect more than any other part of him, must have
thoughts immortal and divine, if he attain truth, and in so far as human
nature is capable of sharing in immortality, he must altogether be
immortal. -- Plato (428-348 B.C.)
This is *our* Universe, our museum of wonder and beauty, our cathedral.
--John Archibald Wheeler--
This vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis
than never understanding anything. For anyone who had experienced just
once the perfect understanding of one single thing, and had truly tasted
how knowledge is accomplished, would recognize that infinity of other
truths of which he understands nothing. - Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
*I thought, you like the Quote from Max Born (1882-1970)* In his words -I
believe there is no philosophical high-road in science, with
epistemological signposts. No, we are in a jungle and find our way by
trial and error, building our road behind us as we proceed.
NOTE: If you know some other quotes, then please let me know!
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Kindest Regards
Arun K. Tripathi
--Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
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