Walter R. Thorson

Everyman Revived

Philosophy

“A brilliantly written book. . . . Scott brings to her work a full appreciation of Michael Polanyi's thought and its relation to almost all the major idols of contemporary philosophy and culture — imposing figures such as Russell, Popper, Quine, Ayer, Kuhn in the philosophy of science — and an exceptional gift for making clear how and why Polanyi's work shows their whole approach is lacking or distorted or wrong in relation to the truth about persons and knowing.”