“The aim of scientific work is truth. While we internally recognise something as true, we judge, and while we utter judgements, we assert.” ScienceJudgingAccountsAimJudgementRecognise Author:Gottlob Frege
“'Facts, facts, facts,' cries the scientist if he wants to emphasize the necessity of a firm foundation for science. What is a fact? A fact is a thought that is true. But the scientist will surely not recognize something which depends on men's varying states of mind to be the firm foundation of science.” IfsMenWantMindStatesFactsScienceCryDependsScientistFoundationFirmState Of MindFirm Foundation Author:Gottlob Frege
“Every good mathematician is at least half a philosopher, and every good philosopher is at least half a mathematician.” PhilosophyScienceHalfLogicMathematicsVery GoodPhilosopherAnalysisMathematician Author:Gottlob Frege
“It really is worth the trouble to invent a new symbol if we can thus remove not a few logical difficulties and ensure the rigour of the proofs. But many mathematicians seem to have so little feeling for logical purity and accuracy that they will use a word to mean three or four different things, sooner than make the frightful decision to invent a new word.” IfsMeanLittlesDifferentUseFeelingsSeemsScienceThreeDecisionFourTroubleLogicDifficultyProofSymbolsPurityDifferent ThingsRemoveLogicalMathematicianAccuracyNomenclatureNew WordsRigour Book:Translations from the Philosophical Writings of Gottlob Frege Source: Translations from the Philosophical Writings of Gottlob Frege
