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So far as we know, the tiny fragments of the universe embodied in man are the only centers of though...

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We do not accept a religion because it offers us certain rewards. The only thing that a religion can...

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These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but...

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It was the merit of Gestalt psychology to make us aware of the remarkable performance involved in pe...

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I shall suggest, on the contrary, that all communication relies, to a noticeable extent on evoking k...

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A steady recognition that the evils which prevent the fullness of moral development are precisely th...

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Michael Polanyi

Economic Consultant

Born: 1891-03-11

Died: 1976-02-22

Michael Polanyi (March 11, 1891 – February 22, 1976), born Polányi Mihály, was a Hungarian–British polymath whose thought and work extended across physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.More