Science as a Candle in the Dark

I picture the vast realm of the sciences as an immense landscape scattered with patches of dark and light. The goal towards which we must work is either to extend the boundaries of the patches of light, or to increase their number. One of these tasks falls to the creative genius; the other requires a sort of sagacity combined with perfectionism.

Notes:

We must work to extend the patches of light, according to Denis Diderot.

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 Diderot's Early Philosophical Works
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Diderot, Denis (1911), Diderot's Early Philosophical Works, Retrieved on 2012-04-24
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    Triples

    24 APR 2012

     Science as a Candle in the Dark

    Science as a Candle in the Dark > Similarity > Discoveries Open Doors to More Discoveries
    Diderot and Davy both use the metaphor that Carl Sagan uses for his book and Asimov also references.
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    Folksonomies: science metaphor


    Schemas

    02 JUN 2015

     Metaphors for Understanding Science

     
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