Personal Knowledge
Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
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- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2015
Summary
The publication of Personal Knowledge in 1958 shook the science world, as Michael Polanyi took aim at the long-standing ideals of rigid empiricism and rule-bound logic. Today, Personal Knowledge remains one of the most significant philosophy of science books of the twentieth century, bringing the crucial concepts of “tacit knowledge” and “personal knowledge” to the forefront of inquiry.
In this remarkable treatise, Polanyi attests that our personal experiences and ways of sharing knowledg…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226232621 |
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| ISBN-10: | 022623262X |
| Author: | Michael Polanyi, Mary Jo Nye |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 150mm x 28mm |
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“Rich in insights, groundbreaking in its interpretations, Personal Knowledge deserves to be better known.”
“Polanyi’s monumental work, Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy, takes the shape of an orderly rejection of the false ideal of wholly explicit and wholly impersonal, so-called objective knowledge. The human mind, for him, is not an impersonal machine engaged in the manufacture of truth. In fact, Personal Knowledge represents a compelling critique of the positivist claim for total objectivity in scientific knowledge… . Polanyi, the scientist-philosopher, calls forth an enormous array of examples to show that the scientist himself is engaged in acts of personal acceptance and judgment in the very doing of science.”– “Philosophy Today”“Rich in insights, groundbreaking in its interpretations, Personal Knowledge deserves to be better known.”– “Science and Education”
About The Author
Michael Polanyi
Michael Polanyi (1891-1976) was a Hungarian-British chemist and philosopher, a fellow of the Royal Society, and a fellow of Merton College, Oxford. His many books include Science, Faith, and Society; Knowing and Being; and Meaning, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
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