Categories: Comparisons
An example of an analogy used to explain a scientific idea (with another scientific idea):
"A heap of uncoordinated hypotheses, though better than no hypothesis at all, may be likened to a huge mass of protoplasm without a nervous system."
Mario Bunge
Bunge, M. (2017/1998). Philosophy of Science. Volume 1: From problem to theory. Routledge.
[Please be aware that a word may have different nuances, or even a different meaning, according to context.]« Back to Index
