F. David Peat: Quotes about science

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

F. David Peat: 28 quotes0 likes

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

From Certainty to Uncertainty (2002)

“Quantum theory stresses the irreducible link between observer and observed and the basic holism of all phenomena. Indigenous science also holds that there is no separation between the individual and society, between matter and spirit, between each one of us and the whole of nature.”

The Blackfoot Physics (2006)

“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)

“In modern physics the essential stuff of the universe… exists as relationships and fluctuations… Indigenous science teaches that all that exists is an expression of relationships, alliances, and balances between what… we call energies, powers, or spirits.”

The Blackfoot Physics (2006)