 should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion, but determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances ; have no favourite hypothesis ; be of no school ; and in doctrine have no master. He should not be a respecter of persons,...  Inventors at Work: With Chapters on Discovery - Page 370by George Iles - 1906 - 503 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ernst Lehrs - 1985 - 576 pages
...these requires a large proportion of mental humility, submission, and independence. 'The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,...himself. He should not be biassed by appearances; have no favourite hypothesis; be of no school; and in doctrine have no master. He should not be a respecter... | |
 | J.M Thomas - 1991 - 248 pages
...or otherwise, in all ages. Who would dispute the wisdom of the following declaration? A philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion...determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances, have no favourite hypothesis, be of no school and in doctrine have no master.... | |
 | Gerrit L. Verschuur - 1996 - 267 pages
...although he labeled that sort of person a natural philosopher. The philosopher should be a man [sic] willing to listen to every suggestion, but determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances; have no favorite hypothesis; be of no school; and in doctrine have no master.... | |
 | 2003 - 596 pages
...attitude of a scientific mind has been very aptly described by Faraday — "The philosopher," says he, "should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,...determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances; have no favorite hypotheses; be of no school; and in doctrine have no master.... | |
 | 1877 - 650 pages
...to an old opinion, and yet he must be prepared at any moment to relinquish it when a single clearly contradictory fact is encountered." " The philosopher,"...himself. He should not be biassed by appearances; have no favourite hypothesis ; be of no school ; and in doctrine have no master. He should not be a respecter... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1870 - 874 pages
...admirable passage ; which, indeed, might serve as a portrait of his future self: — 'The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,...He should not be biassed by appearances ; have no favourite hypothesis ; be of no school ; and in doctrine have no master. He should not be a respecter... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1873 - 794 pages
...following statement of his simple and honorable creed, as a practical worker in science : " The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,...determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances; have no favorite hypothesis ; be of no school ; and in doctrine have no master.... | |
 | Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of Ohio - 1885 - 276 pages
...physician has not chosen for his motto these memorable words of Faraday, to- wit : "The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,...determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances, have no favorite hypothesis, be of no school, and in doctrine have no master.... | |
 | Indian Science Congress Association - 1921 - 562 pages
...attitude of a scientific mind has been very aptly described by Faraday — " The philosopher," says he, " should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,...determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances ; have no favourite hypotheses ; be of no school ; and in doctrine have no master.... | |
 | 1926 - 638 pages
...who insists the trouble is always with the material. As Faraday said a century ago: The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,...determined to judge for himself. He should not be biased by appearances; have no favorite hypothesis; be of no school; and in doctrine have no master.... | |
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