An Introduction to Michael Polanyi’s Gifford Lectures
Syllabus for Series I
1. The Necessity of Philosophy: (a) Forms of Intelligence
2. The Necessity of Philosophy: (b) Intellectual Passions
3. The Necessity of Philosophy: (c) The Validation of Social Lore
4. The Fiduciary Mode
5. The Self-Destruction of Objectivism
6. Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
7. Doubting of Explicit Beliefs
8. Doubting of Implicit Beliefs
9. (a) General Doubt (b) Commitment
10. The Personal, the Universal and the Subjective
1. Meaning
2. Objectivity
3. Personal Knowledge
4. Chance
5. Order
6. Skills and Connoisseurship
7. Two Kinds of Awareness
8. Living Beings
9. Living Action
10. Intelligence and Responsibility