# Michael Polanyi ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-05-04 Michael Polanyi.jpg|400]] ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Michael Polanyi]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Michael Polanyi]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[All knowing is personal, and all personal knowing is passionate]] - [[All knowledge is ultimately a matter of faith]] - [[Freedom is the condition of creativity]] - [[Love is the ultimate act of understanding]] - [[Man is a knowing animal]] - [[Science is not a system of self-evident truths. It is a passionate search for truth]] - [[The act of knowing is an act of commitment]] - [[The act of knowing is an act of commitment. We are not merely passive observers of the world; we are active participants in its creation. We choose what we will pay attention to, and in doing so, we give meaning to the world]] - [[The higher levels of human achievement are not simply the sum of the lower levels. They represent a new emergent order that cannot be reduced to its component parts]] - [[The personal coefficient is the coefficient of passion]] - [[The pursuit of knowledge is not a matter of acquiring information, but of understanding the world around us]] - [[The world is not a given. It is a creation]] - [[We are always becoming, and never are]] - [[We can know more than we can tell]] - [[We learn by doing]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Michael Polanyi]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[All knowing is personal, and all personal knowing is passionate]] - [[All knowledge is ultimately a matter of faith]] - [[Freedom is the condition of creativity]] - [[Love is the ultimate act of understanding]] - [[Man is a knowing animal]] - [[Science is not a system of self-evident truths. It is a passionate search for truth]] - [[The act of knowing is an act of commitment]] - [[The act of knowing is an act of commitment. We are not merely passive observers of the world; we are active participants in its creation. We choose what we will pay attention to, and in doing so, we give meaning to the world]] - [[The higher levels of human achievement are not simply the sum of the lower levels. They represent a new emergent order that cannot be reduced to its component parts]] - [[The personal coefficient is the coefficient of passion]] - [[The pursuit of knowledge is not a matter of acquiring information, but of understanding the world around us]] - [[The world is not a given. It is a creation]] - [[We are always becoming, and never are]] - [[We can know more than we can tell]] - [[We learn by doing]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Michael Polanyi]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[Michael Polanyi]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Personal Knowledge (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[Michael Polanyi]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Personal Knowledge (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->