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" Science is, I believe, nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit : and its methods differ from those of common sense only so far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from... "
A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love - Page 18
by Richard Dawkins - 2004 - 272 pages
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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment: Tenth Volume, Volume 10

William J. Adams, Gary A. Chapman, Wayne G. Landis - Environmental impact analysis - 1988 - 567 pages
...stumbling or plunging movements; to struggle clumsily or helplessly in embarrassment or confusion. and organized common sense, differing from the latter...its methods differ from those of common sense only so far as the guardsman's cut and thrust [with his sword] differ from the manner in which a savage...
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Social Science Quotations: Who Said What, When, and Where

David L. Sills, Robert King Merton - Social Science - 2000 - 466 pages
...1935:107. TH Huxley 1825-1895 British biologist i Science is, I believe, nothing but trained and organised common sense, differing from the latter only as a...its methods differ from those of common sense only so far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club....
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Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain

Alison Winter - History - 1998 - 488 pages
..."the training an strengthening of common sense." Indeed science is "nothing but trained and organised common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit." 47 Scientific thought processes were merely a more disciplined, specialized form of ordinary thinking....
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Molecular Pathology of the Prions

Harry F. Baker - Medical - 2008 - 292 pages
...York, NY What Would Thomas Henry Huxley Have Made of Prion Diseases? Rosalind M. Ridley 1. Introduction "Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only an a veteran may differ from a raw recruit. "" Prion disease is a disease of the second half of the...
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Modern Practice of Gas Chromatography

Robert L. Grob, PhD, Eugene F. Barry - Science - 2004 - 1064 pages
...Effectiveness of Various Carrier Gas Purifiers," J. Chromatogr. 388, 151-160 t1987). PART HI Applications Science is nothing but trained and organized common...the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruiL And its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust...
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A True European: Essays for Judge David Edward

Mark Hoskins, William Robinson - Law - 2003 - 447 pages
...in question.'22 4. LOOKING AT THE BEST AND THE WORST 'Science is nothing but trained and organised common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit.'23 20 Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle, Racine, Wisconsin, 25 January 1998....
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The Rise of the Crescent

Mohammed Younis - 2006 - 231 pages
...analytical saying of THHuxly:"Science is nothing but a trained and organised common-sense, differing only from the latter, only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit and its method differ from those of common-sense only as far as the guards-mans cut and thrust differs, from...
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Cleveland Medical and Surgical Reporter, Volume 13

1905 - 604 pages
...in fact, denying the existence of the one and the validity of the other. — Dr. Caldwell Morrison. Science is nothing but trained and organized common...its methods differ from those of common sense only so far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club....
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The Clinique: A Monthly Abstract of the Clinics and of the ..., Volume 25

Homeopathy - 1904 - 532 pages
...the period during which he has breathed the professional atmosphere. — President Hadle\. of Yale. SCIENCE is NOTHING BUT trained and organized common...its methods differ from those of common sense only so far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club....
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Indiana Medical Journal: A Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Volume 23

Medicine - 1905 - 540 pages
...change was made. — Inolis News. Huxley's definition of science is as follows: "Science is, i believe, nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing...latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit. The vast results obtained by science are won by no mystical faculties, by no mental processes other...
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