In reality, the law always contains less than the fact itself, because it does not reproduce the fact as a whole but only in that aspect of it which is important for us, the rest being intentionally or from necessity omitted.


"The Economical Nature of Physical Inquiry," in Popular Scientific Lectures (1898), p. 192 - 19th century

Ernst Mach Quotes

In reality, the law always contains less than the fact itself, because it does not reproduce the fact as a whole but only in that aspect of it which...

In reality, the law always contains less than the fact itself, because it does not reproduce the fact as a whole but only in that aspect of it which...

In reality, the law always contains less than the fact itself, because it does not reproduce the fact as a whole but only in that aspect of it which...

In reality, the law always contains less than the fact itself, because it does not reproduce the fact as a whole but only in that aspect of it which...