"I fully agree with you about the significance and educational value
of methodology as well as history and philosophy of science. So many
people today — and even professional scientists — seem to me like
someone who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A
knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind
of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most
scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical
insight is — in my opinion — the mark of distinction between a mere
artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth."
Einstein, 1944 : https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#1940s
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