F. David Peat: Process

F. David Peat was British physicist. Explore interesting quotes on process.

F. David Peat: 28 quotes0 likes

“Is there an objective aspect that remains constant through time? Or are we more like open systems or processes within the constant flow of life?”

From Certainty to Uncertainty (2002)

“Within the indigenous world the act of coming to know something involves a personal transformation. The knower and the known are indissolubly linked and changed in a fundamental way. …it is a dynamic and living process, an aspect of the ever-changing, ever-renewing process of nature.”

The Blackfoot Physics (2006)

“Science proceeds by abstracting what is essential from the accidental details of matter and process.”

From Certainty to Uncertainty (2002)

“Several leading-edge thinkers in physics suggest that nature is… a flux of processes. The whole notion of flux and process is fundamental to the Indigenous sciences of… Algonkian-speaking peoples… all share a strongly verb-based family of languages that reflects this direct experience.”

The Blackfoot Physics (2006)