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Michael Polanyi

Hungarian Scientist

Born: Mar 11, 1891

Died: Feb 22, 1976

Body Certain Chemistry Economic Physics Science

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Admittedly, the body of scientists, as a whole, does uphold the authority of science over the lay public. It controls thereby also the process by which young men are trained to become members of the scientific profession. Michael Polanyi

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Of course language manifests a belief only if we use its words with the implied acceptance of their appositeness. Michael Polanyi

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So long as we use a certain language, all questions that we can ask will have to be formulated in it and will thereby confirm the theory of the universe which is implied in the vocabulary and structure of the language. Michael Polanyi

Language Will Long Universe Vocabulary Structure Implied Questions Confirm Which Ask Certain Use Theory Thereby

The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their own personal judgment, are in fact co-operating as members of a closely knit organization. Michael Polanyi

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