What did Polanyi believe about knowing?
Positivism is false
Empiricism is true
Rationalism is false
Idealism is true
Answer
Positivism, the belief that all knowledge is derived from sense experience, is false, according to Polanyi. He argued that knowledge is also gained through tacit understanding, which is a form of knowing that is not conscious or explicit. This tacit understanding is essential for all forms of human knowledge, from scientific discovery to everyday experience.
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