@article{oai:iwate-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014220,
 author = {ISHIMATSU, Hiroyuki},
 journal = {Artes Liberales, アルテスリベラレス},
 month = {Jun},
 note = {In this essay, I will discuss some epistemological problems of the methodology of political psychology and comparative political culture. If an appropriate cognitive method does not accompany research, our “quality” of understanding of others, or objects of research, will not improve even if the “quantity” of our research increases. To avoid conflicts between individuals and groups caused by distorted or wrong "stereotyped" images, we have to understand each other in the proper way. I will attempt to suggest a solution to the question of the possibility of proper understanding of others in different cultural groups based largely on the argument of tacit knowledge by Michael Polanyi（1983）．I believe that Michael Polanyi's idea of tacit knowledge provides a theoretical foundation for justifying dwelling in the objective cultural context by conducting field work in the objective society. My conclusion is that because we humans, products of a limiting cultural upbringing, cannot avoid looking at things through certain lenses, or perspectives and scopes, ultimately it is impossible to see the truth without some "prejudices". But, we also have the capacity to revise our primitive scopes of recognising others to more reasonable scopes which are recognised by the "object" of analysis as appropriate scopes. Polanyi’s argument about tacit knowledge provides a very important suggestion to this problem by supporting the necessity of understanding the inner sense of others.},
 pages = {107--127},
 title = {Methodology of Political Psychology & Comparative Political Culture and tacit knowledge},
 volume = {98},
 year = {2016}
}