| Description |
xxi, 405 p. : ill., ports. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Scientific culture in Europe and the refugee generation -- Germany and Weimar Berlin as the City of Science -- Origins of a social perspective: doing physical chemistry in Weimar Berlin -- Chemical dynamics and social dynamics in Berlin and Manchester -- Liberalism and the economic foundations of the "Republic of Science" -- Scientific freedom and the social functions of science -- Political foundations of the philosophies of science of Popper, Kuhn, and Polanyi -- Personal knowledge: argument, audiences, and sociological engagement -- Epilogue: SSK, scientific constructivism, and the paradoxical legacy of Polanyi and the 1930s generation. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- Influence.
|
|
Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- Friends and associates.
|
|
Jewish scientists -- Hungary -- Intellectual life.
|
|
Jewish scientists -- Germany -- Intellectual life.
|
|
Science -- Philosophy -- History -- 20th century.
|
|
Science -- Social aspects.
|
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
|
| ISBN |
0226610632 (cloth : alk. paper) |
|
9780226610634 |
|
9780226610658 (electronic bk.) |
|
