Personal Knowledge by Michael Polanyi
Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
Argues that knowledge is not a purely impersonal, formal product but always involves a tacit, personal dimension: practitioners rely on skills, judgment, and intellectual passion—‘we know more than we can tell’—to perceive and articulate facts. Scientific knowing is portrayed as an exercise of personal commitment and fiduciary trust within traditions and communities, where subsidiary awareness and focal attention (indwelling) enable discovery and explanation. The work critiques strict positivist objectivism and shows how objective knowledge emerges through the interplay of subjective judgment, communal standards, and disciplined practice.
The 16668th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1958
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 428
- Original Language
- English
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