Michael Polanyi on scientific authority and his criticism of popper and russell

Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 249-268

  Deichmann, Ute ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 84863915015     PISSN: 00758744     EISSN: 1758437X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1093/leobaeck/ybr005     Document Type: Article

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