Peter Medawar Quotes
Best Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought Quotes by Peter Medawar
Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought Quotes
“Innocent, unbiased observation is a myth.”
“The purpose of scientific enquiry is not to compile an inventory of factual information, nor to build up a totalitarian world picture of natural Laws in which every event that is not compulsory is forbidden. We should think of it rather as a logically articulated structure of justifiable beliefs about nature.”
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“Many people are afraid of the unknown, and want clear-cut answers for every question. Fear of the unknown can paralyse us more than any tyrant. People throughout history worried that unless we put all our faith in some set of absolute answers, human society will crumble. In fact, modern history has demonstrated that a society of courageous people willing to admit ignorance and raise difficult questions is usually not just more prosperous but also more peaceful than societies in which everyone must unquestioningly accept a single answer. People afraid of losing their truth tend to be more violent than people who are used to looking at the world from several different viewpoints.”
Peter Medawar Sources
- All quotes by Peter Medawar (20 quotes)
- Advice to a Young Scientist (4 quotes)
- Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought (2 quotes)
- The Art of the Soluble (1 quote)
- The Life Science (1 quote)
- The Strange Case of the Spotted Mice and Other Classic Essays on Science (2 quotes)
- Other quotes by Peter Medawar (10 quotes)