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Nouvelles perspectives en microphysique

Book by Louis de Broglie · 3 quotes · Science, Truth, Aim

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“Many scientists have tried to make determinism and complementarity the basis of conclusions that seem to me weak and dangerous; for instance, they have used Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to bolster up human free will, though his principle, which applies exclusively to the behavior of electrons and is the direct result of microphysical measurement techniques, has nothing to do with human freedom of choice. It is far safer and wiser that the physicist remain on the solid ground of theoretical physics itself and eschew the shifting sands of philosophic extrapolations.”

Philosophy Wisdom Science Dangerous Weak Safety Physics Free Will Quantum Mechanics Freedom Of Choice Determinism Scientists Theoretical Physics Uncertainty Principle Heisenberg Werner Heisenberg

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“Science itself, no matter whether it is the search for truth or merely the need to gain control over the external world, to alleviate suffering, or to prolong life, is ultimately a matter of feeling, or rather, of desire-the desire to know or the desire to realize.”

Truth Science Desire Suffering Control Feeling Search For Truth Alleviate Suffering Prolong Life

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“Vulnerable, like all men, to the temptations of arrogance, of which intellectual pride is the worst, he [the scientist] must nevertheless remain sincere and modest, if only because his studies constantly bring home to him that, compared with the gigantic aims of science, his own contribution, no matter how important, is only a drop in the ocean of truth.”

Truth Science Pride Scientist Aim Vulnerability Arrogance Contribution Sincerity Modesty Temptations

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