Mathematical Reasoning is not only exact; it has its own criteria of reality.

What is surprising is that almost all the trends that developed within the sciences, Aristotelianism and an extreme Platonism included, produced results, not only in special domains, but everywhere; there exist highly theoretical branches of biology and highly empirical parts of astrophysics. The world is a complex an many-sided thing.

One knows quite well that harmony can be a harmony of appearances.

A Universal Good should reflect the reality of the individual benefits that are collected under its name, not the other way around.

The validity of usefulness, adequacy of popular standards can be tested only by research that violates them.

Copernicanism and other essential ingredients of modern science survived only because reason was frequently overruled in their past.

Today science prevails not because of its comparative merits, but because the show has been rigged in its favour... It reigns supreme because some past successes have led to institutional measures (education; role of experts; role of power groups such as the AMA) that prevent a comeback of the rivals.