Tout est poison, rien n'est poison, tout est une question de dose. Everything is poisonous, nothing is poisonous, it is all a matter of dose.
Claude BernardRead
In the philosophic sense, observation shows and experiment teaches.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Observation and experimentation are crucial for gaining knowledge.
Claude Bernard highlights the importance of both observation and experimentation in the pursuit of knowledge. In philosophy and science, observation refers to the careful watching and noting of phenomena, while experimentation involves actively testing hypotheses to uncover truths. Together, they form the foundation of understanding the world around us.
Themes
ObservationExperimentKnowledgePhilosophyScience
In practice
Example use cases
During a lecture on the scientific method, this quote can be emphasized to illustrate the importance of empirical study.
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The goal of scientific physicians in their own science ... is to reduce the indeterminate. Statistics therefore apply only to cases in which the cause of the facts observed is still indeterminate.
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Theories are like a stairway; by climbing, science widens its horizon more and more, because theories embody and necessarily include proportionately more facts as they advance.
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True science teaches us to doubt and, in ignorance, to refrain.
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Now, a living organism is nothing but a wonderful machine endowed with the most marvellous properties and set going by means of the most complex and delicate mechanism.
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