The researchers ascribe this conflict to the tangible and quantifiable nature of a thing.

研究人员将这种矛盾归结为一件事物有形及可量化的属性。

This whole point of view, however, turns upon the notion of the 'nature' of a thing, which seems to mean 'all the truths about the thing'.

然而，这整个观点转向了事物“本质”的概念，这似乎意味着“关于事物的所有真理”。