After all, we scientific workers ... like women, are the…
“After all, we scientific workers ... like women, are the victims of fashion: at one time we wear dissociated ions, at another electrons; and we are always loth to don rational clothing; some fixed belief we must have manufactured for us: we are high or low church, of this or that degree of nonconformity, according to the school in which we are brought up-but the agnostic is always rare of us and of late years the critic has been taboo.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Scientists, like others, are pressured by trends; true independence is rare and often discouraged.
In simple terms: Science is influenced by fashion; true independence is scarce.
Key Takeaway
Question and define your own scientific principles.
Themes
science
conformity
individuality
Mood
critical
thoughtful
Type
analytical
reflective
When to use this quote
- academic conferences
- lab dress codes
- peer review
- career choices
Key Concepts
sociology
philosophy
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you resist fashionable pressures?
- What does rational clothing mean to you?
A Different Perspective
May oversimplify complex social dynamics in science.