Against Method : Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

Paul Feyerabend

ISBN 10: 1844674428 / ISBN 13: 9781844674428

Editore: Verso Books Mai 2010, 2010

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Neuware - Paul Feyerabend's globally acclaimed work, which sparked and continues to stimulate fierce debate, examines the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about scientific progress and the nature of knowledge. Feyerabend argues that scientific advances can only be understood in a historical context. He looks at the way the philosophy of science has consistently overemphasized practice over method, and considers the possibility that anarchism could replace rationalism in the theory of knowledge.This updated edition of the classic text includes a new introduction by Ian Hacking, one of the most important contemporary philosophers of science. Hacking reflects on both Feyerabend's life and personality as well as the broader significance of the book for current discussions.

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• Titolo: Against Method : Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
• Editore: Verso Books Mai 2010
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1844674428
• ISBN 13: 9781844674428
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Edizione: quarta edizione
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 208 L x 141 A x 25 P (millimetri) 208 millimetri di larghezza per 141 millimetri di altezza per 25 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 316 grammi

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Paul Feyerabend’s globally acclaimed work, which sparked and continues to stimulate fierce debate, examines the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about scientific progress and the nature of knowledge. Feyerabend argues that scientific advances can only be understood in a historical context. He looks at the way the philosophy of science has consistently overemphasized practice over method, and considers the possibility that anarchism could replace rationalism in the theory of knowledge. This updated edition of the classic text includes a new introduction by Ian Hacking, one of the most important contemporary philosophers of science. Hacking reflects on both Feyerabend’s life and personality as well as the broader significance of the book for current discussions.

Informazioni sull?autore

Paul Feyerabend was Professor of Philosophy at UC Berkeley, and Professor of the Philosophy of Science at the Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich. He died in 1994. His books include Philosophical Papers, Farewell to Reason, and Against Method.

Ian Hacking is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Historical Ontology, Scientific Revolutions, and The Emergence of Probability.