The Tacit Dimension

€œI shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell,€ writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. The Tacit Dimension 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 skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery.

€œPolanyi€s work deserves serious attention. . . . [This is a] compact presentation of some of the essentials of his thought.€€"Review of Metaphysics

€œPolanyi€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.€€"Electronic Journal of Knowledge

"The reissuing of this remarkable book give 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