It is not the business of philosophy to account for the truth of things by hypotheses, but to deduce them from phenomena.
Laws of motion and gravity
From 'Principia Mathematica', General Scholium
1713 (2nd edition)
Found in 1 providers: grok
Cross Reference
1 source
"The most beautiful order of the planets and comets could not have arisen without the design and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being."
Strange & Unusual"The true way of considering a thing is by its causes."
Strange & Unusual"The changing of bodies into light, and light into bodies, is very conformable to the course of nature, which seems delighted with transmutations."
Strange & Unusual"The whole difficulty of philosophy seems to consist in this—from the phenomena of motions to investigate the forces of nature, and then from these forces to demonstrate the other phenomena."
Strange & Unusual"For the best and safest way of philosophizing seems to be, first to inquire diligently into the properties of things, and of establishing them by experiment, and then to proceed more slowly to hypothe…"
HumorousPremium quality, printed on demand. Ships worldwide.
Don't see what you're looking for? Email us for custom products
