From Paradigms to Paideia: Thomas S. Kuhn and Michael Polanyi in Conversation

There are three approaches to the Kuhn-Polanyi relationship: their ideas are the same, can be reconciled, or profoundly diverge. This article seeks to show that both share a tradition of paideia. Kuhn espouses scientific revolutions while Polanyi stresses reform and continuity within a Platonic worl...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Bulletin of science, technology & society technology & society, 2011-06, Vol.31 (3), p.193-199
Main Author: Kennedy, Terence
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Interpersonal Relationship
Philosophy
Scholarship
Sciences
World Views
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:There are three approaches to the Kuhn-Polanyi relationship: their ideas are the same, can be reconciled, or profoundly diverge. This article seeks to show that both share a tradition of paideia. Kuhn espouses scientific revolutions while Polanyi stresses reform and continuity within a Platonic worldview.
ISSN:0270-4676
1552-4183
DOI:10.1177/0270467611406513