Society, Economics, and Philosophy: Selected Papers
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Political Questions -- Introduction -- 1. To the Peacemakers (1917) -- 2. New Scepticism (1919) -- 3. Jewish Problems (1943) -- 4. The Struggle Between Truth and Propaganda (1936) -- 5. Rights and Duties of Science (1939) -- 6. History and Hope: An Analysis of Our Age (1962) -- 7. A Postscript (1963) -- 8. Why Did We Destroy Europe? (1970) -- Part II: Economic and Social Theory -- Introduction -- 9. Collectivist Planning (1940) -- 10. Profits and Private Enterprise (1948) -- 11. The Foolishness of History (1957) -- 12. Toward a Theory of Conspicuous Production (1960) -- 13. The Determinants of Social Action (1969) -- 14. On Liberalism and Liberty (1955) -- Part III: The Theory and Practice of Science -- Introduction -- 15. Science: Observation and Belief (1947) -- 16. Science and Reality (1967) -- 17. Creative Imagination (1966) -- 18. Genius in Science (1972) -- 19. Life Transcending Physics and Chemistry (1967) -- 20. Do Life Processes Transcend Physics and Chemistry? (1968) -- Part IV: Mind, Religion, Art -- Introduction -- 21. The Hypothesis of Cybernetics (1951) -- 22. The Body-Mind Relation (1968) -- 23. The Scientific Revolution (1961/4) -- 24. Polanyi's Logic-Answer (1966) -- 25. What is a Painting? (1970) -- Appendix I: An Annotated Bibliography of Michael Polanyi's Publications on Society, Economics, and Philosophy -- Appendix II: Summaries of Papers Not Republished Either above or in Polanyi's Books -- Index