 | St. George Jackson Mivart - 1892 - 480 Seiten
...others. It is but an act of fairness to call attention to this :— ' False facts,' says Mr. Darwin, ' are highly injurious to the progress of science, for...is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened.'—Descent of Man, vol. ii. p. 385. Although we are... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1895 - 1196 Seiten
...they often endure long ; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for everyone takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness...is done, one path towards error is closed, and the road to truth is often at the same time opened.' 1 With all respect for Murray's work, and fully conscious... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting - 1895 - 1164 Seiten
...some evidence, do little harm, for everyone takes a salutary pleasure in proving their fullness:!!* when this is done, one path towards error is closed, and the road to truth is ate at the same time opened.' ' With all respect for Murray's work, and fully conscious... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1896 - 890 Seiten
...science, for they often endure long ; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their...is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened. The main conclusion here arrived at, and now held by... | |
 | Liverpool Geological Society - 1900 - 566 Seiten
...Science, for they often endure long: but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their,...is done, one path towards error is closed, and the road to truth is often at the same time opened." We must, however, bear in mind in trying to fix upon... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1902 - 824 Seiten
...years in Peru, devoting himself to the study of three points: the history of the natives before the arrival of the Spaniards, the origin of the natives,...is closed, and the truth is often at the same time opened."* But the value of inquiry depends much upon the spirit in which it is made, and therefore... | |
 | M. Moncalm - 1905 - 324 Seiten
...they often long endure; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, as everyone takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness;...is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened." 1 Although there is no doubt that the facts observed... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1981 - 964 Seiten
...of evolution would throw light on some of the more complex problems in the natural history of man. False facts are highly injurious to the progress of...is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened. The main conclusion arrived at in this work, and now... | |
 | Peter J. Wilson - 1983 - 224 Seiten
...science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their...is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened. Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man CONTENTS Preface... | |
 | Helena Cronin - 1991 - 510 Seiten
...this 'the modern theory of group selection'). Darwin once remarked that in the progress of science 'false views, if supported by some evidence, do little...is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened' (Darwin 1871, ii, p. 385). Whatever other contributions... | |
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False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often long endure; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, as every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness; and when this is done, one path... 
