[D-G] NEW EDITION - AGAINST METHOD by PAUL FEYERABEND

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AGAINST METHOD (NEW EDITION)

By PAUL FEYERABEND

Published: 18th October 2010

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³AGAINST METHOD is more than a book: it is an event.² ARCHIVES DE PHILOSOPHIE

³A brilliant polemic² ­ NEW SCIENTIST (read the original review 
<http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=u1DJomI318MC&pg=PA93&dq=new+scientist+paul+feyerabend&hl=en&ei=0FGvTNSvK8ie4QbFztCKBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=new%20scientist%20paul%20feyerabend&f=false>here). 
 

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Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) was one of the twentieth century's most 
famous philosophers of science, and remains an influential figure in 
this field and in the sociology of scientific knowledge.

AGAINST METHOD 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 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.

Feyerabend¹s book ranks alongside classic works such as Karl Popper¹s 
THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY and Thomas Kuhn¹s THE STRUCTURE OF 
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS. However, in seeking to outline an anarchist 
theory of scientific knowledge, AGAINST METHOD challenges these 
canonical theoretical models by making a radical new contribution to 
the philosophy of science.

First published in 1975, the book stands as an intellectual testament 
to the ferment of the 1960s, challenging as it does many of the 
reigning orthodoxies within the philosophy of science. The book¹s 
original publication sparked considerable argument within a number of 
academic disciplines, and its central arguments are still relevant 
today, given the considerable popularity enjoyed by the ³new 
rationalism² propounded by popular scientists such as Richard Dawkins.

This updated edition of the classic text includes a new introduction 
by Ian Hacking, one of the world¹s most important contemporary 
philosophers of science. Hacking reflects on both Feyeraband¹s life 
and personality as well as the broader significance of the book for 
current discussions.

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Praise for the previous edition of AGAINST METHOD:

³A devastating attack on the claims of philosophy to legislate for 
scientific practice.² NEW SOCIETY
³A powerful critique.² LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

³A classic text in the debate about scientific methodology and 
scientific reasoning.² THE PHILOSOPHER

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ISBN: 978-1-84467-442-8 / $22.95 / £15.99 / $28.50 / Paperback / 336 pages

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