Agency Quote by Abraham Kaplan

“A culture of discipline involves a duality. On the one hand, it requires people who adhere to a consistent system; yet, on the other…

— James C. Collins

Admittedly, the body of scientists, as a whole, does uphold the authority of science over the lay public. It controls thereby also the process…

— Michael Polanyi

There is not much that even the most socially responsible scientists can do as individuals, or even as a group, about the social consequences…

— Eric Hobsbawm

Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more…

— Michael Polanyi

Every profession has an ideology and a drive for power that goes far beyond its achievements and it is the task of democracy to…

— Paul Feyerabend

There isn't a scientific community. It is a culture. It is a very undisciplined organization.

— Isidor Isaac Rabi

The social sciences offer equal promise for improving human welfare; our lives can be greatly improved through a deeper understanding of individual and collective…

— Nicholas A. Christakis

My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic…

— Michael Polanyi

“Discipline must conform to the nature of things in their suchness.”

— Bruce Lee

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

— Serge Lang

Science may not be as intimate as the medical profession; nonetheless, it certainly is a community in which ideas are often shared as contributions,…

— Lewis Hyde

Science is intimately integrated with the whole social structure and cultural tradition. They mutually support one other-only in certain types of society can science…

— Talcott Parsons