INFORMATION
The Michael Polanyi Liberal Philosophical Association was presented with two audio tapes by Mars Hill Audio a few weeks ago. We enclose the cover of the tapes and the letter in which Andrew Witmer expresses thanks on behalf of MARS HILL AUDIO for our assistance. On the tapes we can hear the voices of Marjorie Grene, Richard Gelwick, Thomas Torrance, Martin Moleski, interviews with Noble Prize-winning chemist Dudley Herschbach, educator Steven Gerber, and master violin makers Peter and Wendy Moes. The tapes are available at the Archives of the Michael Polanyi Liberal Philosophical Association.
Editorial Board of Polanyiana
July 8, 1999
Dear Friends,
I'd like to thank you all for your gracious assistance in completing this project on Michael Polanyi. Please accept the enclosed complimentary copy as a small token of our gratitude.
It's been a wonderful privilege to spend time reading Prof. Polanyi's work and talking with so many of you who knew him well. You form a small but stalwart band!
I hope that you're all pleased with the final product. Please write or call with any comments.
Sincerely,
Andrew Witmer Production Assistant
Tradition and Discovery Vol. XXV. No.3. 1998-99 wrote: 'Mars
Hill Audio has just published, in July, 1999, a two and one half-hour program
on two audio cassettes titled 'Tacit Knowing Truthful Knowing: The Life
and Thought of Michael Polanyi'. Included are comments by Marjorie Grene,
Richard Gelwick, Thomas Torrance, Ruel Tyson and Marty Moleski. This program
is part of Mars Hill Audio Reports, a series of audio documentaries on
significant figures and ideas. For information immediately contact Mars
Hill Audio, P.O.Box 118, Quinque, Virginia 22965 or e-mail: tapes@MarsHIllAudio.org.
A future issue of TAD will provide more details.
Though largely
ignored, the work of research chemist-turned-philosopher Michael Polanyi
(1891-1976) offers rich insight into the methods of science, the role of
belief in all human knowing, and the important connections between knowledge
and responsibility. TACIT KNOWING, TRUTHFUL KNOWING explores Michael Polanyi's
criticisms of both objectivism and subjectivism, and his attempts to develop
a more truthful understanding of how we know the world. His ideas are based
on the belief that all knowledge is either tacit (silent and unspoken)
or rooted in tacit knowledge. this two and one-half hour program (on two
audio cassettes) features interviews with leading interpreters of Polanyi's
thought including Marjorie Grene, Richard Gelwick, Thomas Torrance and
Martin Moleski. Interviews with Nobel-Prize-winning chemist Dudley Herschbach,
educator Steve Gerber, and master violin makers Peter and Wendy Moes along
with readings from Michael Polanyi's books and correspondance, further
illuminate his ideas.
This MARS HILL AUDIO REPORT was written and edited by Andrew Witmer, and produced by Ken Myers. Co-hosts are Kate Burke and Ken Myers. MARS HILL AUDIO REPORTS are a series of audio documentaries creatively exploring the ideas, trends, and significant figures that shape contemporary culture, telling their stories through studio interviews and field reporting. For more information about MARS HILL AUDIO and a catalog of other tapes, call 1.800.331.6407.