Michael Polanyi
| Author | : Harry Prosch |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 1986-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0887062776 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780887062773 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Michael Polanyi by : Harry Prosch
Download or read book Michael Polanyi written by Harry Prosch and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Polanyi was an eminent physical chemist, economist, and philosopher. This book explains how the many diverse topics that concerned him belong together as essential elements in his effort to play physician to "the sickness of the modern mind." Using both published and unpublished writings, Prosch critically evaluates Polanyi's efforts and examines the value of his work as philosophy. The book contains a complete bibliography of Polanyi's humanistic publications and all of his earlier works.
