Tacit knowledge is a popular epistemology in geography, economics and related disciplines. It refers to knowledge that for some reason or another is more difficult to transfer. However, tacit knowledge has several failings that need to be addressed. By focusing on the original work by Michael Polanyi and his conceptualization of tacit knowing, I argue for a re-conceptualization about how geographers understand tacit knowledge: that it should be understood as a form of belief instead of an attribute of knowledge.
Papers and Presentations
B. Spigel, Tacit Knowledge in Open Knowledge (2008) Presented at Open Knowledge Foundation Conference 2.0