Everyman Revived: The Common Sense of Michael Polanyi

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This lucid and accessible study of Michael Polanyi (1891-1976), the scientist of world repute who challenged the modern scientific view of truth, introduces Polanyi's trailblazing work and main ideas and demonstrates their continued value and meaning for today's world. Scott highlights the place of the creative imagination in science and shows the deadly effects of a mistaken understanding of science on our modern civilization.

Author: Drusilla Scott
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 09/19/1985
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.57d
ISBN13: 9780802840790
ISBN10: 0802840795
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Modern

About the Author
Drusilla Scott first met Michael Polanyi in 1960 in Oxford, England, and carried on a close friendship with him until his death in 1976. A frequent contributor of articles to the Polanyi periodical Convivium and to Tradition and Discovery, she now lives and works in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England.

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