Notes on the Digitized Polanyi Bibliography Projects

A Zoom Discussion Presented by Colin Cordner

Thursday, 19 December 2024

Video of the Zoom Session

In 2002, Maben W. Poirier, a Canadian scholar, published A Classified and Partially Annotated Bibliography of all Forms of Publications, Sound Recordings, Internet Documents, etc., by and about the Anglo-Hungarian Philosopher of Science Michael Polanyi. Although he began considering a Polanyi bibliography project much earlier, Poirer began in 1996 compiling the material that was included in this 423- page book, published by Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc., and which has now been out of print for several years. There is a 2003 TAD 29 (2) interview of Poirier that provides more details about Poirier’s work and the structure of his comprehensive annotated bibliography.

Presenter

Colin Cordner, the TAD General Editor, who studied under Poirier as an undergraduate, worked with Poirier during and after graduate school updating and digitizing Poirer’s bibliography. In the summer of 2024, there was a brief preview of some of Cordner’s work on the Polanyi Society Discussion List. This Zoom session will be a presentation that provides an orientation to the digital bibliography including how to access and use it and contribute to its expansion. The bibliography will hopefully soon be accessible from the Polanyi Society website.