Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He read more

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real read more

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of
empirical facts by logical deduction from read more

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of
empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of
hypotheses or axioms.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.