Lorenz claimed that there was widespread contempt for the descriptive sciences. He attributed this to the denial of perception as the source of all scientific knowledge: "a denial that has been elevated to the status of religion." He wrote that in comparative behavioral research, "it is necessary to describe various patterns of movement, record them, and above all, render them unmistakably recognizable."Lorenz (1979), p. 7.
Lorenz claimed that there was widespread contempt for the desc:riptive sciences. He attributed this to the denial of perception as the source of all scientific knowledge: "a denial that has, been elevate?d to the status of religion." He wrote that in comparative behavioral research, "it is necessary to describe various patterns of movement, record them, and above all, render them unmista,kably recognizable."Lorenz (1979), p. 7.