| Description |
xix, 108 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Tacit Knowing -- 2. Emergence -- 3. A Society of Explorers -- Notes -- Related Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
This insightful book by Michael Polanyi was first published in 1966. It is based on his Terry Lectures delivered four years earlier, at Yale University. It is a deeply philosophical book, full of penetrating ideas, particularly about the knowledge of the world and the world of knowledge. The book, like other philosophical works of Polanyi, has received widespread attention and has generated a large literature. |
| Subject |
Knowledge, Theory of.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Knowledge, Theory of. (OCoLC)fst00988194
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Science -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01108336
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Kunskapsteori.
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Vetenskapsteori.
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| Added Author |
Sen, Amartya, 1933-
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| ISBN |
9780226672984 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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0226672980 |
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