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Michael Polanyi

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Gender Male
Death48 years ago
Date of birth March 11,1891
Zodiac sign Pisces
Date of died February 22,1976
DiedNorthampton
United Kingdom
SpouseMagda Kemeny
Magda Elizabeth
Children John Polanyi
Job Philosopher
Polymath
Chemist
Economist
Books Meaning
Knowing and Being: Essays
The Tacit Dimension
The Study of Man
Personal Knowledge: Towards a post-critical philosophy
The Logic of Liberty: Reflections and Rejoinders
The Contempt of Freedom: The Russian Experiment and After
Atomic Reactions
Society, Economics, and Philosophy: Selected Papers
Science, Faith and Society
Siblings Karl Polanyi
Laura Polanyi Striker
Education Eötvös Loránd University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
ELTE Faculty of Science
Born Budapest
Hungary
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Michael Polanyi FRS was a Hungarian-British polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He argued that positivism supplies an imperfect account of knowing as no observer is perfectly impartial.

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