Bøger af Pierre Boutroux

" Lorsque l'on entreprend de classer les idées philosophiques d'Henri Poincaré et de situer exactement son oeuvre parmi les doctrines contemporaines, il est nécessaire de procéder avec beaucoup de circonspection si l'on ne veut pas risquer de faire fausse route. Henri Poincaré était en philosophie un autodidacte, et il éprouvait à l'égard des systèmes une méfiance particulière. Il s'est défendu d'être nominaliste, mais toute autre qualification appliquée à sa doctrine l'eût également inquiété. Sur nombre de problèmes, en effet, qui divisent les partis philosophiques, il se déclare incapable de prendre aucun parti parce que, dit-il, pour un savant, la question ne se pose même pas. Pour bien comprendre Henri Poincaré, il faut se rappeler qu'il ne perd pas de vue les faits, et que, dans ses spéculations les plus audacieuses, les plus paradoxales en apparence, il y reste encore fermement attaché. Peu lui importe de savoir où il aboutira et si ses conclusions s'accorderont ou non avec les idées traditionnelles. Il cherche la vérité sans idée préconçue, en faisant soigneusement table rase de tout ce qu'il a pu lire ou entendre, en évitant même de communiquer ses pensées à autrui tant qu'elles ne sont pas définitivement formées..."

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Il est, en matière de science, un principe qui paraît admis, sinon par tous les philosophes, du moins par la grande majorité des savants : c''est qu''il ne faut pas confondre la science déjà faite avec la science qui se fait. En d''autres termes, on ne peut pas espérer déterminer les caractères essentiels de la connaissance scientifique si l''on ignore comment cette connaissance est acquise ; on ne peut pas juger les théories des savants si l''on ne s''est pas préalablement initié à l''inspiration qui les a suggérées, au mouvement de pensée qui a permis de les réaliser.