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Tradition & Discovery
Current Issue
Tradition & Discovery: The Polanyi Society Journal, Vol. 50 (2024)
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Table of Contents
I
- Preface to Round 1
- Download pages 1-2: Submissions FAQs
- Download pages 3-18:
Polanyi on Nihilism, Political Authority, and the Vitiation of Convivialty
Robert M. Frazier - Download pages 19-28:
Learning to be Postcritical: An Interview with Dale Cannon
Martin Turkis and Dale Cannon - Download pages 29-42:
Intersubjective Experience: Comments on Normality, Abnormality, and Pathology in Merleau-Ponty
Ellen Wells Bernal - Download pages 43-45:
Mathias Grote, Membranes to Molecular Machines: Active Matter and the Remaking of Life
Reviewed by Phil Mullins
II
- Preface to Round 2
- Download pages 46-57:
A Collage of Responses: An Interview with R. Melvin Keiser
R. Melvin Keiser with Paul Lewis - Download pages 58-70:
Experiencing Art as Discovery: A Review Essay
Stan Scott - Download pages 71-75:
American Aesthetics: An Appreciative Response
Walt Gulick - Download pages 76-91:
Reading Polanyi’s Reading: Michael Polanyi’s Book Reviews
Alessio Tartaro and Phil Mullins
To be continued…
Archives
Tradition and Discovery FAQs
What is Tradition and Discovery?
Tradition and Discovery: The Polanyi Society Journal (hereafter TAD) is an open access, digital academic journal that is independently published and owned by the Polanyi Society, an IRS 501(c)3 non-profit US corporation registered in Missouri. TAD is managed by an Editorial Board whose work is annually reviewed by the Board of Directors of the Polanyi Society. TAD is prepared for publication by Faithlab in Macon, Georgia.
TAD is indexed selectively 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.
The Library of Congress serial number for the digital TAD is ISSN 2154-1566 (online). The serial number for the earlier published printed TAD available in some libraries is ISSN 1057-1027 (print).
What do we publish?
TAD publishes both essays that have gone through a process of blind peer review and editorially reviewed solicited materials (such as review articles, book reviews, thematic issues, and invited addresses from Society meetings).
Since Michael Polanyi was a polymath whose writings contributed to many fields, the journal publishes scholarly essays which engage 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.
How often do we publish?
Beginning in 2024 with Vol 50, TAD publishes articles throughout the calendar year. When new articles are posted, a message is sent to over 800 people on the Polanyi Society mailing list. To be added to this list, e-mail (webmaster@polanyisociety.org).
Is Tradition and Discovery Open Access?
Yes. TAD provides open access to all issues because making research freely available to the public supports the exchange and growth of knowledge. Therefore, no individual or institution has to pay to access content. Anyone interested can read, search within, link to, download, and print articles and other materials from the TAD digital archives. This policy is in accordance with the description of Open Access provided by the Budapest Open Access Initiative. The use of TAD materials should conform to Creative Commons Open Access license CC BY-NC-ND.
The Society does, however, invite readers to become members of the Polanyi Society. For additional membership information or to renew membership, please go to the membership page.
Is Tradition and Discovery archived?
All issues are indexed and available on the Polanyi Society website.
Who holds the copyright to material published in TAD?
The copyright is held by the Polanyi Society (except in rare cases, noted on articles, in which an author retains the copyright). TAD allows readers to download, print, copy, distribute for non-commercial use, and link to the full texts of its articles. Readers can use TAD materials for any lawful purpose.
Do I need permission to republish materials that appear in TAD?
There is no need to ask permission from the Polanyi Society or the author, unless a particular article indicates the author has reserved the copyright. Should someone wish to republish parts of or all of TAD articles in other educational and scholarly publications we ask that the original TAD publication information be provided. Inquiries about republication should be sent to Martin Turkis (mturkis@yahoo.com).
What is our history?
TAD is the successor to earlier publications which the Polanyi Society began publishing in the seventies. The first newsletter, called “Society of Explorers,” was issued in the fall of 1972. In the Fall of 1973, the newsletter’s name was changed to “The Polanyi Society.” From the mid-eighties (Vol XII, No. 1) through July 2015 (Vol. XLI, No. 3) the publication was called Tradition and Discovery: The Polanyi Society Periodical and thereafter Tradition and Discovery: The Polanyi Society Journal.
Early issues contained diverse material such as announcements about and reports on Society meetings, membership lists, bibliographic data, book reviews and short essays, some of which was reprinted from Convivium: The United Kingdom Review of Post-critical Thought (the publication of the United Kingdom counterpart to the Polanyi Society whose name was also Convivium). Beginning in the fall of 1983, articles and reviews became the major content of Tradition and Discovery.
Questions about early publications of the Polanyi Society can be sent to Phil Mullins (mullins@missouriwestern.edu).
Submissions for Tradition and Discovery FAQs
Does Tradition and Discovery charge article processing charges (APCs) or article submission fees?
No.
How do I submit an article to Tradition and Discovery?
All materials should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file attached to an email message.
Articles submitted for possible publication should be sent to Martin Turkis, General Editor, at mturkis@yahoo.com.
Submissions should include keywords, abstracts, endnotes, and references. Articles should be no longer than 6,000 words inclusive. Longer articles will be considered but shorter ones are preferred.
Proposals for book reviews and completed reviews (normally 1000-1500 words in length) should be sent to Colin Cordner at colin_cordner@yahoo.ca.
Submissions for articles and book reviews should include a 2-3 sentence biographical sketch that can be edited as needed for space.
What style should I follow?
We use Chicago’s parenthetical/reference style in which citations are given in the text as last name of author year, page number, e.g., (Mullins 2015, 23). Full bibliographical information should be supplied in the references section for all works cited, including Polanyi’s works, since we may draw from different editions of his writings.
One exception to citations is that Polanyi’s major works may be cited parenthetically using the following abbreviations (note that the abbreviations for the titles are to be italicized):
- CF – The Contempt of Freedom
- FEFT – Full Employment and Free Trade
- KB – Knowing and Being
- LL – The Logic of Liberty
- M – Meaning
- PK – Personal Knowledge
- SEP – Society, Economics, and Philosophy
- SFS – Science, Faith, and Society
- SM – The Study of Man
- STSR – Scientific Thought and Social Reality
- TD – The Tacit Dimension
For example, “Polanyi argues that …. (TD, 56).”
Endnotes: Use Microsoft Word to format your endnotes.
Spelling: Since the journal serves English-speaking writers around the world, we do not require anyone’s “standard” English spelling and punctuation. We do, however, require all writers to be consistent.
Manuscripts that are not careful and consistent in style will be returned so that the author can make corrections, which will delay publication.
What are Tradition and Discovery’s publication ethics?
The Journal editors and Board have a zero-tolerance policy for research misconduct, including but not limited to plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication.
In the event that the journal’s publisher or editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduct relating to a published article in the journal, the publisher or editor shall follow COPE’s guidelines (or equivalent) in dealing with allegations.
Are submissions peer reviewed?
Unsolicited articles will first be editorially reviewed, usually within a few weeks. If the submission is not appropriate for TAD or is not in good order, it will be returned without further review.
If a submission passes initial editorial review, submissions are sent to two readers for blind review. When those reviews are received, the editor contacts the author about possible publication and may provide suggestions for revision of the article. Although we would like to promise that the blind peer review process will be completed in a month or two, extenuating circumstances may extend the time for reviewing an essay.
Solicited materials (book reviews, review articles, interviews, etc.) will be editorially reviewed.
How long does it take for an article to be published?
This is not predictable for many reasons (such as place in the queue, time needed for peer review, and time needed for revisions). Any questions about the publication timeline should be directed to Martin Turkis (mturkis@yahoo.com).
Indices
Index of Article Authors
1974-Present
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Index of Books Reviewed
1984-Present
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Index of Book Review Authors
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Editorial Board
General Editor
Martin Turkis
Independent Scholar
San Francisco, CA
mturkis@yahoo.com
Book Review Editor
Colin Cordner
Carleton University
Gatineau Canada
colin_cordner@yahoo.ca
Board Members
Ellen Bernal
Bioethicist, Retired
Perrysburg, Ohio
ellermob@gmail.com
Charles Lowney
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
lowneycwl@gmail.com
Matthew D. Sandwisch
Independent Scholar
Oak Harbor, Ohio
msandwisch@gmail.com
Stan Scott
Emeritus Professor, UMaine at Presque Isle
Independent Scholar
Portland, ME
stan.scott@maine.edu
Tegan Truitt
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
ttruitt@gmu.edu
Founding Editor
Phil Mullins
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, MO
mullins@missouriwestern.edu
Founding Book Review Editor
Walter Gulick
Montana State University, Billings
Billings, MT
wgulick@msubillings.edu