Tacit Dimension

ISBN: 0844659991

Author: Polanyi, Michael

Condition: Used

I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell , writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. The Tacit Dimension argues that tacit knowledgetradition, inherited practices, implied values, and prejudgmentsis a crucial part of scientific knowledge. Back in print for a new generation of students and scholars, this volume challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery.   Polanyis work deserves serious attention. . . . [This is a] compact presentation of some of the essentials of his thought. Review of Metaphysics   Polanyis work is still relevant today and a closer examination of this theory that all knowledge has personal and tacit elements . . . can be used to support and refute a variety of widely held approaches to knowledge management. Electronic Journal of Knowledge   "The reissuing of this remarkable book give us a new opportunity to see how far-reachingand foundationalMichael Polanyi's ideas are, on some of the age-old questions in philosophy."Amartya Sen, from the new Foreword