The conclusion suggested by these arguments might be called the paradox of theorizing. It asserts that if the terms and the genera...l principles of a scientific theory serve their purpose, i. e., if they establish the definite connections among observable phenomena, then they can be dispensed with since any chain of laws and interpretive statements establishing such a connection should then be replaceable by a law which directly links observational antecedents to observational consequents.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I don't believe in villains or heroes, only in right or wrong ways that individuals are taken, not by choice, but by necessity or ...by certain still uncomprehended influences in themselves, their circumstances and their antecedents.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
O God, protect me from my friends, that they have not power over me. Thou hast giv'n me power to protect myself from thy bitt...erest enemies.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »