The goal is nothing other than the coherence and completeness of the system not only in respect of all details, but also in respect of all physicists of all places, all times, all peoples, and all cultures.


Acht Vorlesungen (1910), 'Vorwort': 4. Translated in J. L. Heilbron, The Dilemmas of an Upright Man (1986)

Max Planck Quotes

The goal is nothing other than the coherence and completeness of the system not only in respect of all details, but also in respect of all physicists ...

The goal is nothing other than the coherence and completeness of the system not only in respect of all details, but also in respect of all physicists ...

The goal is nothing other than the coherence and completeness of the system not only in respect of all details, but also in respect of all physicists ...

The goal is nothing other than the coherence and completeness of the system not only in respect of all details, but also in respect of all physicists ...