Science Quote by John D. Barrow

As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be…

— Abraham Robinson

There is a certain way of searching for the truth in mathematics that Plato is said first to have discovered. Theon called this analysis.

— Francois Viete

Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth.

— Brian Greene

“Plato holds a special place among them. His detailed interpretation of matter as a hollow space surrounded by regularly shaped bodies was too specific…

— Henning Genz

“Plato found mathematics very absorbing because mathematical states never change.”

— Jostein Gaarder

“It appeared that way, Lawrence, but this raised the question of was mathematics really true or was it just a game played with symbols?…

— Neal Stephenson

“Science and Truth are simple phenomenon of nature, but it is the known that is preventing us from mastering the unknown.”

— Chandrakanth Natekar

“Everywhere one turned, one found idiocies that were commonly accepted as truths only because they were embedded in a theory to which the scientists…

— Michael Lewis

We could live at the present day without a Plato, but a double number of Newtons is required to discover the secrets of nature,…

— Dmitri Mendeleev

Plato was right, but not quite right.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“According to Plato, a hierarchy of being and a hierarchy of knowledge exist, knowledge of ideas rests at the top, while at the bottom…

— Tomáš Sedláček

“Somewhere out there is a theory that would explain my empirical observations, and this theory has yet to be discovered. Mathematics thrives on such…

— Henri Darmon