Tacit Knowledge
Wikipedia defines tacit knowledge as:
Tacit knowledge (as opposed to formal or explicit knowledge) is knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it.
This article by John Seely is a good introduction to tacit knowledge.
Michael Polanyi, originally a physical chemist and later a social scientist, is often credited with the founding works on tacit knowledge.
In particular, the following are recommended reading about Michael Polanyi’s work:
Polanyi, Michael (1958, 1998) Personal Knowledge. Towards a Post Critical Philosophy. London: Routledge. 428 pages. The classic statement tacit knowledge.
Polanyi, Michael (1967) The Tacit Dimension, New York: Anchor Books. (108 + xi pages). Based on the 1962 Terry lectures (Yale) this book provides an overview of tacit knowledge. He looks at tacit knowing, emergence and the significance of a society of explorers.
Polanyi, Michael (1997) Science, Economics and Philosophy: Selected Papers of Michael Polanyi. Edited with an introduction by R.T. Allen. New Brunswick (USA) and London: Transaction Publishers. Essays from 1917 to 1972 that includes an annotated bibliography of Michael Polanyi’s publications on society, economics, and philosophy and summaries of unpublished papers.
Source: Infed.org
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