{"product_id":"the-tacit-dimension-paperback","title":"The Tacit Dimension - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Polanyi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmartya Sen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic work in the philosophy of science that changed how we think about knowledge itself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that \u003ci\u003ewe can know more than we can tell\u003c\/i\u003e,\" writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. \u003ci\u003eThe Tacit Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e argues that tacit knowledge--tradition, inherited practices, implied values, and prejudgments--is a crucial part of scientific knowledge. As relevant today as it was when it was first published, this volume challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The reissuing of this remarkable book give us a new opportunity to see how far-reaching--and foundational--Michael Polanyi's ideas are, on some of the age-old questions in philosophy.\"--Amartya Sen, from the Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Polanyi \u003c\/b\u003e(1891-1976) was a Hungarian-British chemist and philosopher, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eScience, Faith and Society \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePersonal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003eAmartya Sen\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998, is the Lamont University Professor at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860756070688,"sku":"9780226672984","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/TjfudSORCp9780226672984.webp?v=1781611397","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tacit-dimension-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}