The tacit mode : Michael Polanyi's postmodern philosophy / Jerry H. Gill. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gill, Jerry H.

Series:

SUNY series in constructive postmodern thought

SUNY series in constructive postmodern thought The tacit mode

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976.

Polanyi, Michael.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 192 p. )

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Tacit Mode exposes and explores the central insights in Michael Polanyi's major works. It focuses on his epistemological insights concerning tacit knowing, and explores their ramifications for philosophy, science, art, language, political theory, and religion. The notion of tacit knowledge reconstructs the modern concept of objectivity while avoiding the self-stultifying effects of "deconstructivist" postmodernism and puts Polanyi on the cutting edge of contemporary philosophy. --From publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction : Deconstructing modernism

pt. 1. Locating the axis. The basis of modern thought ; The dynamics of cognitive experience ; The structure of knowledge ; Deconstructing deconstructionism

pt. 2. Tracing the patterns. In science and political theory ; In language and education ; In art and religion ; Other interpretative insights

Conclusion : Reconstructive postmodernism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-7914-9327-X

0-585-31049-1