Michael Polanyi and his generation : origins of the social construction of science / Mary Jo Nye.

Author/creator Nye, Mary Jo.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Descriptionxxi, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentInhaltsverzeichnis
Subjects
Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976--Influence.
Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976--Friends and associates.
Jewish scientists--Hungary. --Intellectual life.
Jewish scientists--Germany. --Intellectual life.
Science--Philosophy. --History. --20th century.
Science--Social aspects.

Contents Scientific culture in Europe and the refugee generation -- Germany and Weimar Berlin as the City of Science -- Origins of a social perspective: doing physical chemistry in Weimar Berlin -- Chemical dynamics and social dynamics in Berlin and Manchester -- Liberalism and the economic foundations of the "Republic of Science" -- Scientific freedom and the social functions of science -- Political foundations of the philosophies of science of Popper, Kuhn, and Polanyi -- Personal knowledge: argument, audiences, and sociological engagement -- Epilogue: SSK, scientific constructivism, and the paradoxical legacy of Polanyi and the 1930s generation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011003356
ISBN9780226610634 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226610632 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks B945.P584 N94 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold