Papers, 1951-1969.

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Papers, 1951-1969.

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Typescript of Professor Michael Polanyi's Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Aberdeen in 1951 and 1952. Lectures are entitled "Commitment: In Quest of a Post-Critical Philosophy." Also includes introduction by Gerald L. Smith written in 1969 while he was writing a dissertation at Duke University on Polanyi's philosophy.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Smith, Gerald L. (Gerald LaFayette), 1942-

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Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976

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British chemist and philosopher. Born, Budapest, Hungary, 1891. M.D., University of Budapest, 1913; Ph. D., 1917. Worked at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Fibre Chemistry, Berlin, 1920-23, and the Institute of Physical and Electro-Chemistry, Berlin, 1923-33. Chair, physical chemistry, 1933-48, and professor of social studies, 1948-58, University of Manchester. Senior research fellow, Merton College, Oxford, 1958-76. Died, 1976. From the description of Papers, 1900-1975 (inclusive). (Uni...