The aim of science is not things themselves, as the dogmatists in thei…

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The aim of science is not things themselves, as the dogmatists in their simplicity imagine, but the relation between things. ✨ Henri Poincare (2012). The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare, p.22, Modern Library
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The aim of science is not things themselves, as the dogmatists in their simplicity imagine, but the relation between things. ✨ Henri Poincare (2012). The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare, p.22, Modern Library

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