Famous quote by Miguel de Unamuno

Mobile Desktop
Science is a cemetery of dead ideas
Like

"Science is a cemetery of dead ideas"

- Miguel de Unamuno

About this Quote

Miguel de Unamuno's quote "Science is a cemetery of dead concepts" is a reflection on the nature of clinical progress. He suggests that science is a graveyard of concepts that have been disposed of or disproven. This indicates that science is constantly progressing and that the concepts of the past are no longer pertinent. It also suggests that science is a procedure of trial and error, where concepts are checked and disposed of until the right one is discovered. This quote is a reminder that science is a vibrant field, which the ideas of the past are not always the same as the ideas of the present. It is a pointer that science is constantly altering which the concepts of the past may no longer apply.

About the Author

Spain Flag This quote is written / told by Miguel de Unamuno between September 29, 1864 and December 31, 1936. He/she was a famous Educator from Spain. The author also have 29 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage - H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Science never solves a problem without creating ten more - George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
"Science never solves a problem without creating ten more"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: All science is either physics or stamp collecting - Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting"
Ernest Rutherford, Psychologist
Small: The science of today is the technology of tomorrow - Edward Teller
"The science of today is the technology of tomorrow"
Edward Teller, Physicist
Small: Science does not know its debt to imagination - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Science does not know its debt to imagination"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic - Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
"If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic"
Ursula K. Le Guin, Writer
Small: Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: He who possesses art and science has religion he who does not possess them, needs religion - Johann Wolfgang V
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
Small: Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error a
Publilius Syrus
"Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth"
Publilius Syrus, Poet
Small: Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof - Ashley Montagu
Ashley Montagu
"Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof"
Ashley Montagu, Scientist