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Michael Polanyi

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Michael Polanyi was a Hungarian-British polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He argued that positivism supplies a false account of knowing, which if taken seriously undermines humanity's highest achievements.

Books

Personal Knowledge
Personal Knowledge
Michael Polanyi
Tacit Dimension
Tacit Dimension
Michael Polanyi
The Tacit Dimension
The Tacit Dimension
Amartya Sen, Michael Polanyi
Science, Faith and Society
Science, Faith and Society
Michael Polanyi
Knowing and Being
Knowing and Being
Michael Polanyi
Meaning
Meaning
Michael Polanyi, Harry Prosch
Michael Polanyi
Personal Knowledge
Towards a Post-critical Philosophy
Personal Knowledge
Michael Polanyi
Personal Knowledge
Personal Knowledge
Michael Polanyi
The Contempt of Freedom
The Contempt of Freedom
Michael Polanyi
The study of man
The study of man
Michael Polanyi
Meaning
Meaning
Michael Polanyi, Harry Prosch
Science, Faith and Society
Science, Faith and Society
Michael Polanyi
Personal Knowledge
Personal Knowledge
Michael Polanyi
The Tacit Dimension
The Tacit Dimension
Michael Polanyi
Society, Economics, and Philosophy
Society, Economics, and Philosophy
Michael Polanyi

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