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Tradition in a free society : the fideism of Michael Polanyi and the rationalism of Karl Popper

Jacobs, Struan 2010, Tradition in a free society : the fideism of Michael Polanyi and the rationalism of Karl Popper, Tradition and discovery, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 8-25.

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Title Tradition in a free society : the fideism of Michael Polanyi and the rationalism of Karl Popper
Author(s) Jacobs, Struan
Journal name Tradition and discovery
Volume number 36
Issue number 2
Start page 8
End page 25
Publisher Polanyi Society
Place of publication Columbia, Mo.
Publication date 2010
ISSN 1057-1027
Keyword(s) tradition
knowledge
science
freedom
rationalism
Summary Michael Polanyi and Karl Popper offer contrasting accounts of social tradition. Popper is steeped in the heritage of the Enlightenment, while Polanyi interweaves religious and diverse secular strands of thought. Explaining the liberal tradition, Polanyi features tacit knowledge of rules, standards, applications and interpretations being transmitted by “craftsmen” to “apprentices.” Each generation adopts the liberal tradition on “faith,” commits to creatively developing its art of knowledge-in-practice, and is drawn to the spiritual reality of ideal ends. Of particular interest to Popper is the rationality of social traditions. Likened by him to scientific theories, Popper’s traditions are criticizable and improvable, assisting agents to understand, and act in, the world as stable and predictable. Polanyi’s is the more informative rendering of tradition. Polanyi delves deeply into important areas where Popper only scratches their surface: the tacit dimension, transmission by way of apprenticeship, the meaning of tradition for those who participate in it, and the extent of its authority over them.
Language eng
Field of Research 220319 Social Philosophy
Socio Economic Objective 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30029113

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of History, Heritage and Society
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