There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are sciences and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pasteur argues that applied science is not a separate category but an application of existing sciences.
- In plain terms
- There is no separate field called applied science; it is just using science practically.
- What can you take from it?
- Science and its applications are inseparable parts of one tree.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can theory exist without application?
- How do we classify science?
Another view
Modern specialization often treats applied fields as distinct disciplines.
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