Legitimate Explanatory Basis

Famous quotes containing the words legitimate, explanatory and/or basis:

“What we believe is more important than our material existence, therefore warfare is a legitimate extension of values.”
—Edward Johnson (b. 1915)

“The fundamental laws of physics do not describe true facts about reality. Rendered as descriptions of facts, they are false; amended to be true, they lose their explanatory force.”
—Nancy Cartwright (b. 1945)

“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)