Hi Jim,
Polyani's field in this case is philosiphy/science and the goal is
a critique of pure rationality (logical positivism) and a
recuperation of meaning through myth, art and a spiritual impulse.
Not that he wants to break with rationality, but rather integrate
it with these other modes of knowing and making meaning. I've
found myself increasingly interested in this topic myself as I
struggle with the clash of cultures in an interdisciplinary school
(art, design, IT) at our university where ideas like these are
contested (not that that's necessarily a bad thing).
Kenneth.
On 9-Oct-05, at 3:36 AM, Jim Andrews wrote:
What is the goal of Polyani's writing? Is it work in
AI? Semantics? Something else?
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