Paradox of Enrichment

A blog about ecology, evolution and other aspects of biology from a theoretical perspective. In addition, this blog will also touch upon the other sciences, politics, history and random musings as they are necessary for understanding life.

Monday, July 24, 2006

Not so Daily Science Quote...

Teacher: (...) But let us close our discussion for the time being: we shall discuss this new stage some other time.
Sigma: But then nothing is settled. We can't stop now.
Teacher: I sympathise. This latest stage will have important feedbacks to our discussion. But a scientific inquiry 'begins and ends with problems'. [Leaves the classroom.]
Beta: But I had no problems at the beginning! And now I have nothing but problems!


p.104-105 of Imre Lakatos's greatest book, Proofs and Refutations.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home