In its concern with science as an essentially human enterprise,
Science, Faith and Society makes an original and challenging
contribution to the philosophy of science. On its appearance in
1946 the book quickly became the focus of controversy. Polanyi aims
to show that science must be understood as a community of inquirers
held together by a common faith; science, he argues, is not the use
of "scientific method" but rather consists in a discipline imposed
by scientists on themselves in the interests of discovering an
objective, impersonal truth. That such truth exists and can be
found is part of the scientists' faith. Polanyi maintains that both
authoritarianism and scepticism, attacking this faith, are
attacking science itself.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 1964 |
| First published: |
August 1964 |
| Authors: |
Michael Polanyi
|
| Dimensions: |
135 x 204 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
96 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-67290-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-226-67290-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780226672908 |
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