In Argentina, biology teachers usually playfully say to their students "do not ask 'what for', ask 'why'!" ("no preguntes para qué, pregunta por qué"). This expression represents a rejection, in the letter but not necessarily in the spirit, of teleology: final causes and functional language. Do English-speaking Professors of biology, use a similar expression?
Sreetama Bhadra
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Kou Hayakawa
With all due respect, I think there should be a common language to exchange Scientific ideas. Earlier it was Latin and now it is English. I agree English might not be the best one, but it is the most used one, till, perhaps, we decide upon some other Lingua Franca.
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Sreetama Bhadra
Kou Hayakawa
With all due respect, I think there should be a common language to exchange Scientific ideas. Earlier it was Latin and now it is English. I agree English might not be the best one, but it is the most used one, till, perhaps, we decide upon some other Lingua Franca.
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Andrew Paul McKenzie Pegman
I have encountered the expression from a botany professor. I do not agree with it, however, because I believe in creation and so for me, everything has a purpose! I also agree with Sreetama btw:)
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