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Implicit Knowledge and Safety

February 16, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Implicit Knowledge and Safety Most human judgment and decision making is implicit (tacit). What Polanyi described as knowledge that was felt but couldn’t be described. His famous phrase is: ‘we know more than we can say’. You can read Polanyi here: … [Read more...] about Implicit Knowledge and Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: Giggerenzer, implicit knowledge, one brain three minds, Polanyi

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