Michael Polanyi

Thinkers1891 to 1976Chemist and philosopher

Works

  • The Tacit Dimension, 1966

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Known for

A Hungarian-British chemist turned philosopher who argued that we know more than we can tell. His distinction between tacit knowledge, held in skill and practice, and explicit knowledge is the base on which Nonaka and Takeuchi built their SECI model.

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