Arguing Quote by Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra

I do not believe in the bundle theory anyway. The bundle theory postulates universals and I do not believe in them; so I do…

— Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra

To give the theory plenty of 'rope' and see if it hangs itself eventually is better tactics than to choke it off at the…

— William James

If you claim to have a theory that deduces unexpected consequences from nontrivial principles, let's see it.

— Noam Chomsky

When we meet a fact which contradicts a prevailing theory, we must accept the fact and abandon the theory, even when the theory is…

— Claude Bernard

“If a concept or principle finds its place in an explanatory theory, it cannot be excluded on methodological grounds.”

— Noam Chomsky

Theory is worth but little, unless it can explain its own phenomena, and it must effect this without contradicting itself; therefore, the facts are…

— Charles Caleb Colton

“It is a common weakness that when concrete facts do not match up with our preconceived theories, we prefer to keep our theories and…

— Raphael Gasson

Theory is good; but it doesn't prevent things from existing.

— Jean-Martin Charcot

“Theory in any branch of science entails a risk of detachment from reality”

— Quammen, David

“If theory means a reasonably systematic reflection of our guiding assumptions, it remains as indispensable as ever.”

— Terry Eagleton

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong

— Francis Crick

“There is no theory that is not a fragment, carefully prepared, of some autobiography.”

— Paul Valery