Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge (Paperback)
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Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge (Paperback)

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Paperback 336 Pages
Published: 11/05/2010
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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.

Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 9781844674428
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 420 g
Dimensions: 211 x 140 x 25 mm
Edition: 4th edition


MEDIA REVIEWS
A devastating attack on the claims of philosophy to legislate for scientific practice. * New Society *
A brilliant polemic. * New Scientist *
Since it was first published in 1975, Against Method has followed Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery and Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions into becoming a classic text in the debate about scientific methodology and scientific reasoning. * The Philosopher *
A powerful critique. * London Review of Books *
Against Method is more than a book: it is an event. * Archives de Philosophie *

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