Empiricism Quote by Ernst Cassirer

Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems.

— Talcott Parsons

It is generally believed that our science is empirical and that we draw our concepts and our mathematical constructs from the empirical data. If…

— Werner Heisenberg

We must start with scientific fundamentals, and that means with the data of experiments and not with assumed axioms predicated only upon the misleading…

— R. Buckminster Fuller

“The facts of science always imply a theoretical, which means a symbolic, element.”

— Ernst Cassirer

In fact, of course, I hold that propositions that contemporary philosophers would properly count as 'empirical' can be necessary and be known to be…

— Saul Kripke

Empirical science is apt to cloud the sight, and, by the very knowledge of functions and processes, to bereave the student of themanly contemplation…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Empirical reality becomes nature when we view it with respect to its universal characteristics; it becomes history when we view it as particular and…

— Terry Nardin

I don't believe in empirical science. I only believe in a priori truth.

— Kurt Gödel

“To begin with clear and self-evident principles, to advance by timorous and sure steps, to review frequently our conclusions, and examine accurately all their…

— David Hume

“I have always loved to begin with the facts, to observe them, to walk in the light of experiment and demonstrate as much as…

— Giovanni Arduino

“Logic matters. It leads us from simple ideas to surprising conclusions.”

— Steven E. Landsburg

“There are two kinds of truth in the world, empirical truth and human truth - empirical truth is all about facts, human truth is…

— Abhijit Naskar