The One Quotes

“the universe. Obviously, such a theology was perfectly suited to revive ancient Platonic and Pythagorean doctrines to search for symmetries and harmony in the cosmos. Even if not all ideas inspired by this vision turned out to be fruitful or correct, this search for simple, rational, and aesthetically pleasing explanations of natural phenomena evolved into a lasting influence on how science is practiced until today.”
― Heinrich Päs, The One: How an Ancient Idea Holds the Future of Physics

“The best possible knowledge of a whole does not necessarily include the best possible knowledge of all its parts.”
― Heinrich Päs, The One: How an Ancient Idea Holds the Future of Physics