The British Personalist Forum: Journal of the Polanyi Society

Tradition and Discovery

Tradition and Discovery is an Open Access journal owned by the Polanyi Society and published three times a year (February, July, and October). Issues include editorially reviewed solicited materials (review articles, book discussions, thematic issues, invited addresses from Society meetings, etc.) as well as essays that have undergone blind peer review.

The articles and other materials published in Tradition and Discovery are of interest to those concerned with the thought of Michael Polanyi and the projects of the Polanyi Society. Since Michael Polanyi was a polymath whose writings contributed to many fields, the journal publishes scholarly essays which engage with all aspects of Polanyi's work and its implications for a wide range of studies, including, but not limited to, aesthetics, chemistry, economics, ethics, intellectual history, literature, medicine, political and other areas of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.

Tradition and Discovery provides Open Access to all issues because making research freely available to other scholars and the public supports the exchange and growth of knowledge. Anyone interested can read, search within, link to, download, and print from the Tradition and Discovery digital archives at no cost to individuals or institutions. You do not need to ask permission from the Polanyi Society or the author, unless a particular article indicates the author has reserved the copyright. This policy is in accordance with the description of Open Access provided by the Budapest Open Access Initiative. The use of Tradition and Discovery materials must conform to Creative Commons Open Access license CC BY-NC-ND.

All issues, including the most recent, are available in the digital archive of the Polanyi Society web site. Before Vol. 17 No. 1 & 2, Tradition and Discovery was published on an erratic schedule. The copies of material for early Polanyi Society publications (i.e., TAD and its predecessors) in the digital archives are not always good quality. Some materials in early publications may not be listed in indices. If you have any questions about the materials published in early issues, Contact Phil Mullins: mullins@missouriwestern.edu.

If you wish to receive a Table of Contents e-mail (with links) for each newly posted digital issue, send an e-mail request to (webmaster@polanyisociety.org).

Tradition and Discovery is indexed in The Philosopher's Index and Religious and Theological Abstracts and is included in the EBSCO online databases of academic and research journals, as well as the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

Current Issue: Vol. 45, No. 3, October 2019

Preface and Notes on the Contributors

Paul Lewis, Editor

Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams Hitting a Baseball: Using the Michael Polanyi Reader to Analyze Practices

Tex Sample

Engaging a Wider Audience: Reflections on Walter Gulick's Recovering Truths: A Comprehensive Anthology of Michael Polanyi's Writings

Ellen W. Bernal

Walter Gulick's Recovering Truths: A Comprehensive Anthology of Michael Polanyi's Writings

Kriszta Sajber

Covering the Recovering

Walter Gulick