num_pages: 119
description: â€œI shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell ,â€ writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. The Tacit Dimension argues that tacit knowledgeâ€”tradition, inherited practices, implied values, and prejudgmentsâ€”is a crucial part of scientific knowledge. Back in print for a new generation of students and scholars, this volume challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery.   â€œPolanyiâ€s work deserves serious attention. . . . [This is a] compact presentation of some of the essentials of his thought.â€â€” Review of Metaphysics   â€œPolanyiâ€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.â€â€” Electronic Journal of Knowledge   "The reissuing of this remarkable book give us a new opportunity to see how far-reachingâ€”and foundationalâ€”Michael Polanyi's ideas are, on some of the age-old questions in philosophy."â€”Amartya Sen, from the new Foreword  
language: English
title: The Tacit Dimension
titlecomplete: The Tacit Dimension
genres: Education, Philosophy, Economics, Psychology, Research, Technology, Science, Nonfiction, Theory, Academic
ratings_count: 396
publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc