Feyerabend's philosophy
Paul Feyerabend ranks among the most exciting and influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century. This book reconstructs Feyerabend's pluralistic conceptions of knowledge and philosophy as they developed from the late 1940s through to his infamous Against Method. It combines a historical narrative of the main influences on his developing ideas with a systematic investigation of their merits. It presents Feyerabend as a philosopher who promoted pluralism in the pursuit of progress.
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- Full title :Feyerabend's philosophy / by Eric Oberheim.
Summary
Paul Feyerabend ranks among the most exciting and influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century. This book reconstructs Feyerabend's pluralistic conceptions of knowledge and philosophy as they developed from the late 1940s through to his infamous Against Method. It combines a historical narrative of the main influences on his developing ideas with a systematic investigation of their merits. It presents Feyerabend as a philosopher who promoted pluralism in the pursuit of progress.
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- Publication Date:©2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Walter De Gruyter
- Place of Publication:Berlin
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2006.
Notes
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Hannover, 2004.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (x, 321 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783110891768, 311089176X
- oclc:ocn811407731
- LC Classification:B3240.F484
- Dewey Decimal:191
Table of Contents
Introduction -- PART I. FEYERABEND'S PHILOSOPHICAL DEVELOPMENT. Facing Feyerabend. Some preliminary problems -- Ludwig Wittgenstein. Meaning and ontology -- Karl Popper. Using and abusing critical rationalism -- Felix Ehrenhaft. The impotence of experiment -- PART II. FEYERABEND'S ASSAULT ON CONCEPTUAL CONSERVATISM. Incommensurability as attack on conceptual conservatism -- Incommensurability and scientific realism -- PART III. FEYERABEND'S PHILOSOPHICAL PLURALISM. Feyerabend's methods -- The role of alternatives in promoting progress -- Feyerabend's philosophical pluralism (1950s-1990s) -- Conclusions: Feyerabend's philosophy? Pluralism for progress.
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