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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... read more

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IN A SENSE THIS BOOK COULD BE SAID TO BE ABOUT INTELLECTUAL freedom.

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Preface
Acknowledgments

1. The Eclipse of Thought
2. Personal Knowledge
3. Reconstruction
4. From Perception to Metaphor
5. Works of Art
6. Validity in Art
7. Visionary Art
8. The Structure of Myth
9. Truth in Myths
10. Acceptance of Religion
11. Order
12. Mutual Authority
13. The Free Society

Notes
Bibliographical Note
Indes

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  1. Michael Polanyi (Author)
  2. Harry Prosch

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