Mary Hesse Quotes on Knowledge
Mary Brenda Hesse was a British philosopher of science and one of the first women to hold a senior chair in the philosophy of science in the United Kingdom. This page collects quotes attributed to Mary Hesse on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Mary Hesse:
“Models are essential to scientific theorizing.”
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Attributed to Mary Hesse:
“All scientific knowledge is metaphorical at the deepest level.”
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Attributed to Mary Hesse:
“Theories are not mere instruments; they are claims about the world.”
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Attributed to Mary Hesse:
“Analogy is the engine of theoretical progress.”
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Attributed to Mary Hesse:
“Inference in science is always defeasible, always open to revision.”