The existence of animals was not discovered by zoologists, nor that of plants by botanists, and the scientific value of zoology and botany is but an extension of man's pre-scientific interests in animals and plants.


Personal Knowledge, Chapter 6, Section 2 (p. 139), Harper & Row, Publishers. 1962

Michael Polanyi Quotes

The existence of animals was not discovered by zoologists, nor that of plants by botanists, and the scientific value of zoology and botany is but an...

The existence of animals was not discovered by zoologists, nor that of plants by botanists, and the scientific value of zoology and botany is but an...

The existence of animals was not discovered by zoologists, nor that of plants by botanists, and the scientific value of zoology and botany is but an...

The existence of animals was not discovered by zoologists, nor that of plants by botanists, and the scientific value of zoology and botany is but an...