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Title: Feyerabend: Philosophy, Science and Society

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Hardcover, 1997

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Series:             Key Contemporary Thinkers Series
Language:        English

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Length:        234 Pages
Weight:        0.9 Pounds
Height:         9.3 Inches
Width:          6.3 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches



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This book is the first comprehensive critical study of the work of Paul Feyerabend, one of the foremost twentieth-century philosophers of science. The book traces the evolution of Feyerabend's thought, beginning with his early attempt to graft insights from Wittgenstein's conception of meaning onto Popper's falsificationist philosophy. The key elements of Feyerabend's model of the acquisition of knowledge are identified and critically evaluated. Feyerabend's early work emerges as a contribution to the historical approach to science with which he is usually associated. In his more notorious later work, Feyerabend claimed that there was, and should be, no such thing as the scientific method. The roots of Feyerabend's 'epistemological anarchism' are exposed and the weaknesses of his cultural relativism are brought out. Throughout the book, Preston discusses the influence of Feyerabend's thought on contemporary philosophers and traces his stimulating but divided legacy. The book will be of interest to students of philosophy, methodology and the social sciences.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Feyerabend: Philosophy, Science and Society and it was written by John Preston. This edition of Feyerabend: Philosophy, Science and Society is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is August 1997 and it has a suggested retail price of $26.95. There are 234 pages in the book and it was published by Polity Pr. The 10 digit ISBN is 0745616763 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780745616766. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.