Tradition and Discovery: The Polanyi Society Periodical

Volume 21, Issue 2, 1994/1995

Barbara Bennett Baumgarten
Pages 11-15

Artistic Expression And Contemplation
Some Reflections Based On The Epistemology Of Michael Polanyi

An exploration of the relationship between imagination and intuition and the workings of visual perception, in light of Polanyi’s epistemology, helps us to understand aesthetic seeing. The artist and contemplative learn to see anew and accordingly grasp extraordinary coherences of meaning.