The first man who said "fire burns" was employing scientific method, at any rate if he had allowed himself to be burnt several times. This man had already passed through the two stages of observation and generalization. He had not, however, what scientific technique demands-a careful choice of significant facts on the one hand, and, on the other hand, various means of arriving at laws otherwise than my mere generalization.


The Scientific Outlook (ed. Psychology Press, 2001) - ISBN: 9780415249966

Bertrand Russell Quotes

The first man who said fire burns was employing scientific method, at any rate if he had allowed himself to be burnt several times. This man had...

The first man who said fire burns was employing scientific method, at any rate if he had allowed himself to be burnt several times. This man had...

The first man who said fire burns was employing scientific method, at any rate if he had allowed himself to be burnt several times. This man had...

The first man who said fire burns was employing scientific method, at any rate if he had allowed himself to be burnt several times. This man had...