Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Norwood Russell Hanson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American philosopher Norwood Russell Hanson.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Norwood Russell Hanson

Norwood Russell Hanson was an American philosopher of science. Hanson was a pioneer in advancing the argument that observation is theory-laden โ€” that observation language and theory language are deeply interwoven โ€” and that historical and contemporary comprehension are similarly deeply interwoven. His single most central intellectual concern was the comprehension and development of a logic of discovery.

The theory, hypothesis, framework, or background knowledge held by an investigator can strongly influence what is observed. โ€” ยฉ Norwood Russell Hanson
The theory, hypothesis, framework, or background knowledge held by an investigator can strongly influence what is observed.
Seeing is an experience. People, not their eyes, see. There is more to seeing than meets the eyeball.
There is no logical staircase running from the physics of 10-28 cm. to the physics of 1028 light-years.
All data are filtered, observation is necessarily 'theory-laden'.
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