Wrangling about precisely what constitutes genuine philosophy, proper philosophical practice, method, and aims is an important part of modern philosophy’s content and heritage
Gregory B. SadlerMots clés philosophy definition modern modernity history-of-philosophy modern-philosophy modern-thought
Good communication is less about saying what you mean, and more about defining what you say.
Kelli Jae BaeliMots clés communication definition relationship-advice
It was so silly to try to define things by words. What did one person mean by infatuation or obsession and another mean by love. The whole thing couldn't be tidied away with neat little labels." - Lena Gray
Maeve BinchyMots clés love infatuation definition
Strategy is about shaping the future.
Max McKeownMots clés success strategy leadership definition business management entrepreneurship strategic
Thus, by science I mean, first of all, a worldview giving primacy to reason and observation and a methodology aimed at acquiring accurate knowledge of the natural and social world. This methodology is characterized, above all else, by the critical spirit: namely, the commitment to the incessant testing of assertions through observations and/or experiments — the more stringent the tests, the better — and to revising or discarding those theories that fail the test. One corollary of the critical spirit is fallibilism: namely, the understanding that all our empirical knowledge is tentative, incomplete and open to revision in the light of new evidence or cogent new arguments (though, of course, the most well-established aspects of scientific knowledge are unlikely to be discarded entirely).
. . . I stress that my use of the term 'science' is not limited to the natural sciences, but includes investigations aimed at acquiring accurate knowledge of factual matters relating to any aspect of the world by using rational empirical methods analogous to those employed in the natural sciences. (Please note the limitation to questions of fact. I intentionally exclude from my purview questions of ethics, aesthetics, ultimate purpose, and so forth.) Thus, 'science' (as I use the term) is routinely practiced not only by physicists, chemists and biologists, but also by historians, detectives, plumbers and indeed all human beings in (some aspects of) our daily lives. (Of course, the fact that we all practice science from time to time does not mean that we all practice it equally well, or that we practice it equally well in all areas of our lives.)
Mots clés science life knowledge practice biology investigation historians physics definition argument observation empirical chemistry detectives critical testing worldview experiment fallibilism methodology natural-science cogency
Nothing, she now knew, could be defined in exclusion, and every bug, pencil, and grass blade was a dictionary in itself, requiring the definitions of all things to fulfill its own.
Anthony MarraMots clés unity definition dictionary
Life: a constellation of vital phenomena—organization, irritability, movement, growth, reproduction, adaptation.
Anthony MarraMots clés life constellation vital definition phenomena
A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.
George SaundersMots clés books definition novel short-stories brevity short-story short
SAINT, n. A dead sinner revised and edited.
Ambrose BierceMots clés humor funny myth definition fables revision legends revisionist
People from different cultures have different definitions for beauty. Isn't that sad to judge others with our standards... rather than appreciate them?
Mizuki NomuraMots clés beauty judgement comedy appreciation definition culture standards cultural-differences
« ; premier précédent
Page 6 de 9.
suivant dernier » ;
Data privacy
Imprint
Contact
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.