# Human Biology Shapes Scientific Knowledge by Arnold Trehub > “The entire conceptual edifice of modern science is a product of biology. Even the most basic and profound ideas of science — think relativity, quantum theory, the theory of evolution — are generated and necessarily limited by the particular capacities of our human biology. This implies that the content and scope of scientific knowledge is not open-ended.” > **— Arnold Trehub**, *2006 Edge Annual Question, response passage* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and locator:** [Modern science is a product of biology — Arnold Trehub](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10481) — 2006 Annual Question response, the full representative extract. - **Exact original excerpt:** “The entire conceptual edifice of modern science is a product of biology. Even the most basic and profound ideas of science — think relativity, quantum theory, the theory of evolution — are generated and necessarily limited by the particular capacities of our human biology. This implies that the content and scope of scientific knowledge is not open-ended.” - **Context and editing:** This is Trehub’s own 2006 philosophical argument; the poster retains the conclusion as an attributed claim. The poster is the complete archived sentence or passage. - **Local Edge archive:** [[research/Edge 2006 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2006 Full Quotation Curation]], response EDGE2006-107. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Information Persistence in Complex Systems|Information Persistence in Complex Systems]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Science Ecosystem|Science Ecosystem]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Science Ecosystem|Science Ecosystem]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The entire conceptual edifice of modern science is a product of biology. Even the most basic and profound ideas of science — think relativity, quantum theory, the theory of evolution — are generated and necessarily limited by the particular capacities of our human biology. This implies that the content and scope of scientific knowledge is not open-ended.” — Arnold Trehub, 2006 Edge Annual Question, response passage https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-arnold-trehub-human-biology-shapes-scientific-knowledge ```