I shall suggest, on the contrary, that all communication relies, to a noticeable extent on evoking knowledge that we cannot tell, and that all our knowledge of mental processes, like feelings or conscious intellectual activities, is based on a knowledge which we cannot tell. Michael Polanyi activitybasecommunication share on social
Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of scientific inquiry by the general public. Michael Polanyi elicitgeneralimpose Change image and share on social
Of course language manifests a belief only if we use its words with the implied acceptance of their appositeness. Michael Polanyi acceptanceappositenessbelief Change image and share on social
These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but I prefer to call them our scientific beliefs. These premisses or beliefs are embodied in a tradition, the tradition of science. Michael Polanyi artbeliefcall share on social
And the actual achievements of biology are explanations in terms of mechanisms founded on physics and chemistry, which is not the same thing as explanations in terms of physics and chemistry. Michael Polanyi achievementactualbiology Change image and share on social
I hold that the propositions embodied in natural science are not derived by any definite rule from the data of experience, and that they can neither be verified nor falsified by experience according to any definite rule. Michael Polanyi datumdefinitederive share on social
My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic and works according to economic principles similar to those by which the production of material goods is regulated. Michael Polanyi bodycommunityeconomic share on social
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 additionalarriveentropy Change image and share on social
But even physics cannot be defined from an atomic topography. Michael Polanyi atomicdefinephysic Change image and share on social
The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith. Michael Polanyi articlebeliefenlightenment Change image and share on social
