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Published very shortly before his death in February 1976, Meaning is the culmination of Michael Polanyi's philosophic endeavors. With the assistance of Harry Prosch, Polanyi goes beyond his earlier critique of scientific "objectivity" to investigate meaning as founded upon the imaginative and creative faculties.
Establishing that science is an inherently normative form of knowledge and that society gives meaning to science instead of being given the "truth" by science, Polanyi contends here that the foundation of meaning is the creative imagination. Largely through metaphorical expression in poetry, art, myth, and religion, the imagination is used to synthesize the otherwise chaotic and disparate elements of life. To Polanyi these integrations stand with those of science as equally valid modes of knowledge. He hopes this view of the foundation of meaning will restore validity to the traditional ideas that were undercut by modern science. Polanyi also outlines the general conditions of a free society that encourage varied approaches to truth, and includes an illuminating discussion of how to restore, to modern minds, the "possibility" for the acceptance of religion.
Establishing that science is an inherently normative form of knowledge and that society gives meaning to science instead of being given the "truth" by science, Polanyi contends here that the foundation of meaning is the creative imagination. Largely through metaphorical expression in poetry, art, myth, and religion, the imagination is used to synthesize the otherwise chaotic and disparate elements of life. To Polanyi these integrations stand with those of science as equally valid modes of knowledge. He hopes this view of the foundation of meaning will restore validity to the traditional ideas that were undercut by modern science. Polanyi also outlines the general conditions of a free society that encourage varied approaches to truth, and includes an illuminating discussion of how to restore, to modern minds, the "possibility" for the acceptance of religion.
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Michael Polanyi was in the final years of his life when Harry Prosch suggested they combine their efforts to produce this overview of Polanyi's philosophical work. The final result was published even though Polanyi was not really happy with Prosch's representation.
Polanyi's best known work is The Tacit Dimension which draws on the work of Merleau-Ponty and this provides the philosophical rhizome which runs through 'Meaning' Prosch initially takes Polanyi's thinking as an alternative to the nihilism he sees pervading modern thought and then develops it as a whole philosophy capable of supporting the possibility of religion.
I am not surprised by Polanyi's misgivings prior to publication. Even though he was frail he most likely saw this work for what it is - a kind of pseudo Hegelian phenomonology .
In fact it was Oakshott who had previously looked at Polanyi's work and suggested that his brand of materialism could be taken idealism. ( Derrida would no doubt point toward the door of Plato's pharmacy, but that is another story.) I think Prosch wove Polanyi's text into something vaguely Platonic.
A fascinating bit of post-critical writing.
Polanyi's best known work is The Tacit Dimension which draws on the work of Merleau-Ponty and this provides the philosophical rhizome which runs through 'Meaning' Prosch initially takes Polanyi's thinking as an alternative to the nihilism he sees pervading modern thought and then develops it as a whole philosophy capable of supporting the possibility of religion.
I am not surprised by Polanyi's misgivings prior to publication. Even though he was frail he most likely saw this work for what it is - a kind of pseudo Hegelian phenomonology .
In fact it was Oakshott who had previously looked at Polanyi's work and suggested that his brand of materialism could be taken idealism. ( Derrida would no doubt point toward the door of Plato's pharmacy, but that is another story.) I think Prosch wove Polanyi's text into something vaguely Platonic.
A fascinating bit of post-critical writing.
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Polanyi puts into some context the limitations of the Enlightenment and its constructions and legacy; questioning the limitations of our knowledge based society.
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