Certain Quote by Michael Polanyi

“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

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (10 ratings)

Certain Implied Language Long Structure Theory Universe Use Vocabulary

More by Michael Polanyi

These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but I prefer to call them our…

Michael Polanyi

Image

We could not, for example, arrive at a principle like that of entropy without introducing some additional principle, such as randomness, to this topography.

Michael Polanyi

Image

“A steady recognition that the evils which prevent the fullness of moral development are precisely the elements which are also the source of the…

Michael Polanyi

Image

“Christianity sedulously fosters, and in a sense permanently satisfies, man's craving for mental dissatisfaction by offering him the comfort of a crucified God.”

Michael Polanyi

Image

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

Michael Polanyi

Image

The first thing to make clear is that scientists, freely making their own choice of problems and pursuing them in the light of their…

Michael Polanyi

Image

The information in DNA could no more be reduced to the chemical than could the ideas in a book be reduced to the ink…

Michael Polanyi

Image

“Sartre puts it, value arises simply from our choices. What we choose, we value simply because we have chosen it (and apparently we remain…

Michael Polanyi

Image

I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell,

Michael Polanyi

Image

The amount of knowledge which we can justify from evidence directly available to us can never be large. The overwhelming proportion of our factual…

Michael Polanyi

Image

Admittedly, the body of scientists, as a whole, does uphold the authority of science over the lay public. It controls thereby also the process…

Michael Polanyi

Image

“It was the merit of Gestalt psychology to make us aware of the remarkable performance involved in perceiving shapes. Take, for example, a ball…

Michael Polanyi

Image

Explore all 37 Michael Polanyi quotes

More Certain quotes

I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,…

Jacques Lusseyran

Image

One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even…

Otto von Bismarck

Image

For successful education there must always be a certain freshness in the knowledge dealt with. It must be either new in itself or invested…

Alfred North Whitehead

Image

People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right.

Frank Iero

Image

Faith gives you a certain structure and meaning to your life.

Riffat Hassan

Image

I started out dancing on a reality TV show, but always with the intention of making my way over to film. I transitioned into…

Julianne Hough

Image

One of the deepest and strangest of all human moods is the mood which will suddenly strike us perhaps in a garden at night,…

Anonymous

Image

A dialogue is very important. It is a form of communication in which question and answer continue till a question is left without an…

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Image

I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose…

Stephen Breyer