Knowledge, Science and Relativism: Philosophical Papers - Brossura

Feyerabend, P. K.

 
9780521057271: Knowledge, Science and Relativism: Philosophical Papers

Sinossi

This collection of Feyerabend's philosophical papers gathers together work originally published between 1960 and 1980.

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Descrizione del libro

This third volume of Paul Feyerabend's philosophical papers, which gathers together work originally published betwee 1960 and 1980, offers a range of his characteristically exciting treatments of classic questions in the philosophy of science. The volume also includes a substantial introduction and a comprehensive list of Feyerabend's works.

Contenuti

Introduction to Volume 3 John Preston; 1. The problem of theoretical entities; 2. Knowledge without foundations; 3. How to be a good empiricist: a plea for tolerance in matters epistemological; 4. Outline of a pluralistic theory of knowledge and action; 5. Experts in a free society; 6. Philosophy of science: a subject with a great past; 7. On the limited validity of methodological rules; 8. How to defend society against science; 9. Let's make more movies; 10. Rationalism, relativism and scientific method; 11. Democracy, elitism and scientific method; 12. Appendix.

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9780521641296: Knowledge, Science and Relativism: Knowledge, Science and Relativism : Philosophical Papers: 3

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521641292 ISBN 13:  9780521641296
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1999
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