{"product_id":"michael-polanyi-scientist-and-philosopher-9780195174335","title":"Michael Polanyi: Scientist and Philosopher","description":"Michael Polanyi was one of the great figures of European intellectual life in the 20th century. A highly acclaimed physical chemist in the first period of his career who became a celebrated philosopher after World War II, Polanyi taught in Germany, England, and the United States and associated with many of the leading intellects of his time. His biography has remained unwritten partly because his many and scattered interests in a wide variety of fields, including six subfields of physical chemistry, epistemology, economics, patent law, social and political theory, aesthetics, and theology. This long-awaited volume will be the definitive resource on Polanyi and his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Taussig Scott, Martin X. Moleski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195174335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Taussig Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e was a distinguished theoretical physicist with a lifelong interest in philosophy, and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Physics of Electricity and Magnetism\u003c\/em\u003e (1959) and \u003cem\u003eErwin Schrödinger: An Introduction to His Writings\u003c\/em\u003e (1967). Two National Science Foundation Fellowships were critical in his development: at Yale he studied theology and met Michael Polanyi; at Oxford he immersed himself in philosophy and deepened his relationship with Polanyi, whom he found to be a bridge between authentic science and authentic faith. \u003cstrong\u003eMartin X. Moleski, S.J.\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Canisius College. He is the author of \u003cem\u003ePersonal Catholicism: The Theological Epistemologies of John Henry Newman and Michael Polanyi\u003c\/em\u003e (2000).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43174795903091,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":197.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6c6938a9-e6e2-4f22-bfe0-6775b3bf1180.jpg?v=1751715573","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/michael-polanyi-scientist-and-philosopher-9780195174335","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}