The senses afford a primary conception of the world, which they show to be a mass of facts, endless in their variety. Man may observe, analyse, and describe them with ever-increasing exactness: this very description constitutes science.


Translated by Fred Rothwell, The Contingency of the Laws of Nature (p. 2)

Émile Boutroux Quotes

The senses afford a primary conception of the world, which they show to be a mass of facts, endless in their variety. Man may observe, analyse, and...

The senses afford a primary conception of the world, which they show to be a mass of facts, endless in their variety. Man may observe, analyse, and...

The senses afford a primary conception of the world, which they show to be a mass of facts, endless in their variety. Man may observe, analyse, and...

The senses afford a primary conception of the world, which they show to be a mass of facts, endless in their variety. Man may observe, analyse, and...