Categories: Comparisons
An example of an analogy in a scientist's writings,
"Those writing on logical methods impress me in the same way as would a speaker attempting to improve his eloquence by learning about brain speech centres, about voice mechanics, and about the distribution of nerves to the larynx – as if knowing these anatomical and physiological details would create organisation where none exists, or refine what we already have."
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1999). Advice for a Young Investigator. The MIT Press. (Translation of 4th Spanish Edition, 1916)
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