Robert K. Merton Quote
The ethos of science involves the functionally necessary demand that theories or generalizations be evaluated in [terms of] their logical consistency and consonance with facts.
Merton (1938) "Science and the Social Order". In: Philosophy of Science Vol 5, nr 3, p. 326
![The ethos of science involves the functionally necessary demand that theories or generalizations be evaluated in [terms of] their logical consistency ...](https://img.libquotes.com/pic-quotes/v1/robert-k-merton-quote-lbe5q0c.jpg)
![The ethos of science involves the functionally necessary demand that theories or generalizations be evaluated in [terms of] their logical consistency ...](https://img.libquotes.com/pic-quotes/v2/robert-k-merton-quote-lbe5q0c.jpg)
![The ethos of science involves the functionally necessary demand that theories or generalizations be evaluated in [terms of] their logical consistency ...](https://img.libquotes.com/pic-quotes/v3/robert-k-merton-quote-lbe5q0c.jpg)
![The ethos of science involves the functionally necessary demand that theories or generalizations be evaluated in [terms of] their logical consistency ...](https://img.libquotes.com/pic-quotes/v4/robert-k-merton-quote-lbe5q0c.jpg)
