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Review
. 2017 Mar 20;56(13):3426-3433.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201610716. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

Michael Polanyi: Science as Personal Knowledge and Social Practice

Mary Jo Nye  1
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Michael Polanyi: Science as Personal Knowledge and Social Practice

Mary Jo Nye. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

Tacit knowing: 2016 marked the 125th anniversary of the birth of the physical chemist Michael Polanyi, as well as the 40th of his death. This essay discusses his philosophy of science-in particular, his most significant work in this area, Personal Knowledge-from the perspective of his personal biography, as well as its lasting influence on the social sciences. In the photograph: Michael Polanyi at the Fritz Haber Institute in 1968.

Keywords: Polanyi, Michael; history of science; physical chemistry; realism; tacit knowledge.

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