Reading THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS

THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS
( ALBERT EINSTEIN )
THE PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND P.55
 
The results of scientific research very often force a change in the philosophical view of problems which extend far beyond the restricted domain of science itself. (...)Philosophical generalizations must be founded on scientific results. Once formed and widely accepted, however, they very often influence the further development of scientific thought by indicating one of the many possible lines of procedure. Successful revolt against the accepted view results in unexpected and completely different developments, becoming a source of new philosophical aspects. These remarks necessarily sound vague and pointless until illustrated by examples quoted from the history of physics.