Logic of Liberty by Michael Polanyi

Logic of Liberty by Michael Polanyi

A chemist and member of a family renowned for its learning in several disciplines, Michael Polanyi experienced first-hand the horrors of totalitarian government and worldwide war. He argued that centrally planned organizations--or governments--based solely on the methods of science threaten to foreclose a full human knowledge of the mysteries of existence and therefore pose a direct threat not only to academic freedom but also to social and political liberty.

Michael Polanyi (1891-1976) was an internationally renowned scientist, philosopher, and professor whose other works include Personal Knowledge and The Tacit Dimension.

Stuart D. Warner is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois.

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.