Quote by Clifford Geertz
The way in which mathematicians and physicists and historians talk

The way in which mathematicians and physicists and historians talk is quite different, and what a physicist means by physical intuition and what a mathematician means by beauty or elegance are things worth thinking about. – Clifford Geertz

Other quotes by Clifford Geertz

Im writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and its about social constructionism. So I would say Im a social constructionist, whatever that means. – Clifford Geertz

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Science
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Gender consciousness has become involved in almost every intellectual field: history, literature, science, anthropology. Theres been an extraordinary advance. – Clifford Geertz

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Science
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I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false. – Clifford Geertz

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Beauty
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All my writing is about the recognition that there is no single reality. But the beauty of it is that you nevertheless go on, walking towards utopia, which may not exist, on a bridge which might end before you reach the other side. – Marguerite Young

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Beauty

She got her looks from her father. Hes a plastic surgeon. – Groucho Marx

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Beauty

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom. – Friedrich Schiller

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Beauty

Fashion is quite inclusive and good at embracing different things and different forms of beauty. Its a very liberal industry. You can be yourself. Just not overweight. – Andrej Pejic

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Beauty

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An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less. – Nicholas Murray Butler

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Look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a dog. – Caroline K. Simon

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“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called. – A.A. Milne

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Happiness

I have a greater goal – to empower young people through music education. – Ruben Studdard

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