[Interpretationandmethods] Patrick’s Sermon.

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AMEN BRO!

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We definitely agree on this very important point about "competent discretion."? Polanyi calls it "connoisseurship."? His main book, Personal Knowledge, focuses a lot on the personal dimension of knowing, knowledge, and all sorts of doing, especially doing science.? 

I urge you to stop what you are doing, rush to your library, get a copy, and just read Chapter 4, "Skills" (a mere 20 pages).? It's a great intro to his thought.? Later, when you are not so busy, you can read the rest, if you want to (I think you will want to).

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Bill

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Thanks for the terrific interchange on the philosophy of social science.? I'm not finished replying to you comments, so I'll go ahead and keep on posting stuff.? After you finish a couple of chapters maybe you'll have time to get back to me.
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