Conceptual Schemes are Never Abandoned

A conceptual scheme is never discarded merely because of a few stubborn facts with which it cannot be reconciled; a conceptual scheme is either modified or replaced by a better one, never abandoned with nothing left to take its place.

Notes:

They can only evolve or be replaced.

Folksonomies: schema

Taxonomies:
/finance/personal finance/financial planning/retirement and pension (0.747522)
/technology and computing/technological innovation (0.124695)
/art and entertainment/visual art and design/design (0.120237)

Keywords:
conceptual scheme (0.956698 (negative:-0.308926)), Conceptual Schemes (0.820349 (negative:-0.259144)), stubborn facts (0.702546 (negative:-0.308926)), place (0.315645 (neutral:0.000000))

 Science and common sense
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Conant , James Bryant (1963), Science and common sense, Retrieved on 2012-02-08
  • Source Material [books.google.com]
  • Folksonomies: science