W. Ross Ashby on Life
Browse 2 quotations attributed to W. Ross Ashby, catalogued under life, with dates where available.
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Attributed to W. Ross Ashby, entry #122869: "Further, as every law of nature implies the existence of an invariant, it follows that every law of nature is a constraint."
Attributed to W. Ross Ashby, entry #16939: "As shorthand, when the phenomena are suitably simple, words such as equilibrium and stability are of great value and convenience. Nevertheless, it should be always borne in mind t…"
2 Quotes by W. Ross Ashby on Life
"Further, as every law of nature implies the existence of an invariant, it follows that every law of nature is a constraint."
"As shorthand, when the phenomena are suitably simple, words such as equilibrium and stability are of great value and convenience. Nevertheless, it should be always borne in mind that they are mere shorthand, and that the phenomena will not always have the simplicity that these words presuppose."