The man of science looks for facts that are significant, in the sense of leading to general laws; and such facts are frequently quite devoid of intrinsic interest.


The Scientific Outlook, Chapter I (p. 49), George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1931

Bertrand Russell Quotes

The man of science looks for facts that are significant, in the sense of leading to general laws; and such facts are frequently quite devoid of...

The man of science looks for facts that are significant, in the sense of leading to general laws; and such facts are frequently quite devoid of...

The man of science looks for facts that are significant, in the sense of leading to general laws; and such facts are frequently quite devoid of...

The man of science looks for facts that are significant, in the sense of leading to general laws; and such facts are frequently quite devoid of...