Full Idea
Classification systems, or taxonomies, are as important a part of the natural sciences as are the laws of nature.
Gist of Idea
Classification is just as important as laws in natural science
Source
Rom Harré (Laws of Nature [1993], 1)
Book Reference
Harré,Rom: 'Laws of Nature' [Duckworth 1993], p.11
A Reaction
This illustrates how our view of science is radically shifted if we give biology equal prominence with physics.