Michael Polanyi Quote

The term 'simplicity' functions then merely as a disguise for another meaning than its own. It is used for smuggling an essential quality into our appreciation of a scientific theory, which a mistaken conception of objectivity forbids us to openly acknowledge.


p. 16 - Personal Knowledge (1958)


The term 'simplicity' functions then merely as a disguise for another meaning than its own. It is used for smuggling an essential quality into our...

The term 'simplicity' functions then merely as a disguise for another meaning than its own. It is used for smuggling an essential quality into our...

The term 'simplicity' functions then merely as a disguise for another meaning than its own. It is used for smuggling an essential quality into our...

The term 'simplicity' functions then merely as a disguise for another meaning than its own. It is used for smuggling an essential quality into our...