Single Idea 16944

[catalogued under 14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment]

Full Idea

Sciences differ from common sense only in the degree of methodological sophistication.

Gist of Idea

Science is common sense, with a sophisticated method

Source

Willard Quine (Natural Kinds [1969], p.129)

Book Reference

Quine,Willard: 'Ontological Relativity and Other Essays' [Columbia 1969], p.129


A Reaction

Science is normal thinking about the world, but it is teamwork, with the bar set very high.