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And then, when Meyer does write about what he took from Polanyi's quote, he doesn't say anything about the genetic code, it's all about the base sequences in DNA.

Are Stereochemical Explanations Causally Sufficient? 2010

And then, when Meyer does write about what he took from Polanyi's quote, he doesn't say anything about the genetic code, it's all about the base sequences in DNA.

Are Stereochemical Explanations Causally Sufficient? 2010

But at the same time, Polanyi's guiding intuition seems correct: human social behavior is influenced by more than simple self-interest, and human institutions are more varied than the vocabulary of the market would suggest.

Polanyi on the market Daniel Little 2009

Instead, Polanyi's account urges that the analysis pay primary attention to patterns of reciprocity and redistribution, shared values, traditions, and the determining role of community and politics.

Polanyi on the market Daniel Little 2009

(The connection between Polanyi's theories and the terms of the moral economy debate are evident (discussed in prior postings).)

Archive 2009-07-01 Daniel Little 2009

There is an obvious risk of romanticizing human society that is implicit in Polanyi's reading of pre-modern societies -- expressing a moral preference for social cooperation and community, harmony and sharing, over competition, conflict, and self-striving.

Polanyi on the market Daniel Little 2009

(The connection between Polanyi's theories and the terms of the moral economy debate are evident (discussed in prior postings).)

Polanyi on the market Daniel Little 2009

There were markets for long-distance trade (in towns) but the most important parts of the economy (in Polanyi's substantive sense, of the way in which a society organizes itself to sustain itself and provide the necessities) were relatively devoid of markets.

Polanyi on the market Daniel Little 2009

What is striking about Polanyi's position in Personal Knowledge is that he shows that these forms of practical knowledge do not pertain solely to physical skills like wine-making, playing basketball, or piloting a tug boat.

Tacit knowledge Daniel Little 2009

One of Polanyi's central contributions is that the change from markets as a subordinate institution not essential to the functioning of society into the dominant paradigm for organizing everything running society as an adjunct to the market is not simply an evolutionary process of markets creeping into everything.

Polanyi on the market Daniel Little 2009