Michael Polanyi: Scientist and Philosopher
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 019517433X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 394 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Moleski. This book is truly a gold mine for grasping the range and depth of Polanyi's still rising philosophy. "Soctt's and Moleski's writing is excellent. Michael Polanyi was both physical scientist and philosopher of science, who sought in his later career to define the relationships among science, faith and freedom, as captured in this vivid narrative by the late William T. Scott and Martin X. This is a book that should appeal both to those who are interested in Polanyi's career as a scientist and to those who know Polanyi for writing in economics and philosophy." --Phil Mullins, Editor, Tradition and
The Definitive Biography of a Distinguished Polymath How did I miss the existence of this book for nineteen years? As a committed Polanyi follower, stumbling across this volume was a pleasant shock. One of the authors, William Scott, wrote the undergraduate text in Electricity and Magnetism that I regard as a bible on the subject, to find him devoted to revealing the life of Polanyi was an incredible surprise. Since Polanyi was a research physical chemist as well as an economist, social scientist, and philosopher, it is understandable that another author (Martin Moleski) was relied upon to help out and finish
Two National Science Foundation Fellowships were critical in his development: at Yale he studied theology and met Michael Polanyi; at Oxford he immersed himself in philosophy and deepened his relationship with Polanyi, whom he found to be a bridge between authentic science and authentic faith. William Taussig Scott was a distinguished theoretical physicist
Michael Polanyi was one of the great figures of European intellectual life in the 20th century. A highly acclaimed physical chemist in the first period of his career who became a celebrated philosopher after World War II, Polanyi taught in Germany, England, and the United States and associated with many of the leading intellects of his time. His biography has remained unwritten partly because his many and scattered interests in a wide variety of fields, including six subfields of physical chemistry, epistemology, economics, patent law, social and political theory, aesthetics, and theology. This long-awaited volume will be the definitive resource on Polanyi and his work.