DICT SOCIAL SCIENCES by Michael Polanyi
This study, first published in 1958, offers Michael Polanyis' epistemological insights. Polanyi, originally a chemist and chemical physicist, is widely acclaimed for his epistemology which opposes the prevailing positivist approaches. His discussion of tacit knowledge has proved to be influential in many fields from theology to artificial intelligence. This text represnts a contribution to 20th-century thought, and continues to make valuable insights to our understanding of how knowledge functions.Michael Polanyi was a Fellow of the Royal Society of England, a University of Manchester professor of physical chemistry and social studies, and a Fellow of Merton College in Oxford. He wrote many volumes, including Personal Knowledge, The Logic of Liberty, Meaning, The Study of Man, and Knowing and Being, all of which were published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415151498 |
| ISBN 10 | 041515149X |
| Title | DICT SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| Author | Michael Polanyi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 428 |
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