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Science is not a system of certain, or -established, statements; nor is it a system which steadily advances towards a state of…
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I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as a 'body…
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It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of money that…
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The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.…
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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It is not his possession of knowledge, of irrefutable truth, that makes the man of science, but his persistent and recklessly critical…
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The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is, the natural…
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Science does not rest upon solid bedrock. The bold structure of its theories rises, as it were, above a swamp. It is…
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The scientific tradition is distinguished from the pre-scientific tradition by having two layers. Like the latter, it passes on its theories; but…
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Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with the invention…
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In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to say that…
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It is easy to obtain confirmations, or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmations. Confirmations should count only if they…
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Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic.
— Jorge Luis Borges
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In science there is and will remain a Platonic element which could not be taken away without ruining it. Among the infinite…
— Jacques Monod
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Odor of blood when Christ was slain Made all Platonic tolerance vain And vain all Doric discipline.
— William Butler Yeats
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All our surest statements about the nature of the world are mathematical statements, yet we do not know what mathematics "is"... and…
— John D. Barrow
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What ideal, immutable Platonic cloud could equal the beauty and perfection of any ordinary everyday cloud floating over, say, Tuba City, Arizona,…
— Edward Abbey
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I'm pretty intense when it comes to relationships, platonic ones as well. If I feel a connection with someone, I'm willing to…
— Alexander Skarsgard
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Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
— Austin O'Malley
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It is too late in the day for men of sincerity to pretend they believe in the Platonic mysticisms that three are…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Do people believe in human rights because such rights actually exist, like mathematical truths, sitting on a cosmic shelf next to the…
— Jonathan Haidt
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The most embarrassing part of the film is that the new problem posed by simulation is confused with its classical, Platonic treatment…
— Jean Baudrillard
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People instantly assume you can't have a platonic friendship with someone of the opposite sex. I think this may be specific to…
— Isabel Lucas
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Platonic friendship-the interval between the introduction and the first kiss.
— Sophie Irene Loeb
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