Michael Polanyi on creativity in science

Agnès Festré and Stein Østbye
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Stein Østbye: UiT - The Arctic University of Norway [Tromsø, Norway]

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Abstract: We can know more than we can tell. In this paper we discuss how Polanyi applies his tacit knowledge concept to approach creativity in science. We argue that Polanyi not only is a theoretician on creativity, but also a very creative educator aiming to communicate widely, thereby, increasing legitimacy of science. In order to make tacit knowledge and other concepts and ideas more accessible to the general public, he extensively used analogies alluding to visual representations and even made use of new innovative media like film to complement written expositions.

Keywords: methodology; Michael Polanyi; creativity JEL Classification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-12-02
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