"Knowing and Being: Essays by Michael Polanyi," edited by Marjorie Grene, is a collection of fourteen essays that showcase the evolution of Polanyi's theory of knowledge. The first part addresses the tension between the pursuit of truth and the nature of truth itself, advocating for a redefined epistemology that acknowledges the inherent 'groping' involved in problem recognition. The second section critiques the incompatibility of centralization with scientific practice and examines the roles of tradition and authority in science. The third part delves into the concept of tacit knowing, emphasizing its fundamental role in all intelligent behavior. The final section explores the relationship between mind and living organisms, proposing a theory that bridges the gap between internal clues and external evidence. This compilation reflects Polanyi's significant contributions to philosophy, particularly in epistemology and the philosophy of science.

The twenty-eight essays in this Handbook, all by leading experts in the field, provide the most extensive treatment of various epistemological problems, supplemented by a historical account of this field. The entries are self-contained and substantial contributions to topics such as the sources of knowledge and belief, knowledge acquisition, and truth and justification. There are extensive essays on knowledge in specific fields: the sciences, mathematics, the humanities and the social sciences, religion, and language. Special attention is paid to current discussions on evolutionary epistemology, relativism, the relation between epistemology and cognitive science, sociology of knowledge, epistemic logic, knowledge and art, and feminist epistemology.

Peter Munz, a former student of both Popper and Wittgenstein, begins his comparison of the two great twentieth-century philosophers, by explaining that since the demise of positivism there have emerged, broadly speaking, two philosophical options: Wittgenstein, with the absolute relativism of his theory that meaning is a function of language games and that social configurations are determinants of knowledge; and Popper's evolutionary epistemology - conscious knowledge is a special case of the relationship which exists between all living beings and their environments. Professor Munz e

Information and Meaning is the third book in a trilogy exploring the nature of information, intelligence and meaning. It begins by providing an overview of the first two works of the trilogy, then goes on to consider the meaning of meaning. This explorat ion leads to a theory of how the brain works. This book differs from others in the field, in that it is written from the perspective of a theoretical biologist looking at the evolution of information systems as a basis for studying the phenomena of information, intelligence and meaning. It describes how neurons create a brain which understands information inputs and then is able to operate on such information.