Michael asks us to stop and look at ‘knowledge’. Karl is transfixed on social moulding. When searching for a frame for the complexities of Africa, Michael turns up readily in the epistemology of case study. However, as we wander across literature, we do not find him that readily. Where is Michael?
Hello,
I found this on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Polanyi
I realise that it is not like a peer reviewed paper, but there are references that can be followed up. But there is no mention of Africa here.
These may be of help?:
Jung, E. M. (2011). Knowledge, Practice, and the Problem of Relativism–Reconsidering Michael Polanyi’s ‘Personal Knowledge’.
https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/books/9783110325904/9783110325904.215/9783110325904.215.pdf
Polanyi, M. (1958). Personal knowledge: towards a post-critical philosophy. Chicago: Univ.
https://bibliodarq.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/polanyi-m-personal-knowledge-towards-a-post-critical-philosophy.pdf
I think there may be some linkage with Africa in this paper, but I haven't seen the full text:
Nye, M. J. (2017). Michael Polanyi: Science as Personal Knowledge and Social Practice. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(13), 3426-3433.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313590601
Likewise these papers - but again, I have not see the full texts:
Bisson, M. S. (1975). Copper currency in central Africa: the archaeological evidence. World Archaeology, 6(3), 276-292.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/124095?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Mead, W. B. (2013). Michael Polanyi's Social/Political Order: Design for a Society of Explorers. Perspectives on Political Science, 42(3), 172-177.
Article Michael Polanyi's Social/Political Order: Design for a Socie...
I don't know if these will be of any assistance.
Very best wishes,
Mary
Thanks Ivo but I have read them all. I am asking why Michael Polanyi is not better appreciated today.
Yes, I tell graduate students ‘Personal Knowledge’ is required reading irrespective of the discipline.
The attached paper (pdf) of mine cites Michael profoundly. But: I will also answer your question: sitting between chairs usually means to sit on the ground. Michael is a good personal example for the two-cultures-problem in science. Karl, in this respect, is seated on one chair and not in between. I have great respect for the whole Polanyi family and their practiced humanitarian values.
Here to learn from the scholars in this field. Quite interesting how mainstream scholars neglect some important researchers in their field.
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