[asa] Re: Looking for a Good Quote on Science as a Spiritual / Truth-seeking Enterprise

From: David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com>
Date: Thu Jun 29 2006 - 06:55:27 EDT

Ok, some of these from Einstein are what I had in mind:
http://www.heartquotes.net/Einstein.html

On 6/27/06, David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for a good, pithy quote, preferably from a well-known
> scientific figure, on how the practice of science is at its best a
> "spiritual" quest for truth. The context is the paper I'm writing on
> virtue ethics and biotechnology law. One component of virtue ethics
> is the notion of "practices," which entail "internal goods" related to
> the "practice." "Internal goods" are not things like money or fame,
> but rather are more intangible rewards such as joy, satisfaction,
> peace, etc.
>
> Thanks.
>

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