logic and mathematics are fibres in the body of science

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An example of metaphor in writing about science:

"Since every formula has some logical form or other – and is on occasion nothing but a logical form – we must expect to find fibres of formal science [i.e., logic and mathematics] everywhere in the body of science, even if such fibres are not apparent."

Mario Bunge

Bunge, M. (2017/1998). Philosophy of Science. Volume 1: From problem to theory. Routledge.

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