{"product_id":"the-tacit-dimension-by-michael-polanyi-9780226672984","title":"The Tacit Dimension","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that \u003cem\u003ewe can know more than we can tell\u003c\/em\u003e,” writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. \u003cem\u003eThe Tacit Dimension\u003c\/em\u003e argues that tacit knowledge—tradition, inherited practices, implied values, and prejudgments—is a crucial part of scientific knowledge. Back in print for a new generation of students and scholars, this volume challenges the assumption that scepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Polanyi’s work deserves serious attention. . . . [This is a] compact presentation of some of the essentials of his thought.” —\u003cem\u003eReview of Metaphysics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Polanyi’s work is still relevant today and a closer examination of this theory that all knowledge has personal and tacit elements... can be used to support and refute a variety of widely held approaches to knowledge management.” —\u003cem\u003eElectronic Journal of Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reissuing of this remarkable book gives 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 new Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537205412076,"sku":"9780226672984","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8b8e688276612becd146f3fbfb35a3d3.jpg?v=1776901727","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-tacit-dimension-by-michael-polanyi-9780226672984","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}