Our Reliance On The Validity Of A Scientific Conclusion Depends Ultimately On A Judgment Of Coherence; And As There Can Exist No Strict Criterion For Coherence, Our Judgment Of It Must Always Remain A Qualitative, Nonformal, Tacit, Personal Judgment.

-Michael Polanyi

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Our Reliance On The Validity Of A

Michael Polanyi

Our Reliance On The Validity Of A Scientific Conclusion Depends Ultimately On A Judgment Of Coherence; And As There Can Exist No Strict Criterion For Coherence, Our Judgment Of It Must Always Remain A Qualitative, Nonformal, Tacit, Personal Judgment.

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Coherence

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