| The Worst Enemy of Science?: Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend Contributor(s): Preston, John (Editor), Munevar, Gonzalo (Editor), Lamb, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195128745 ISBN-13: 9780195128741 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $207.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2000 Annotation: This stimulating collection is devoted to the life and work of the most flamboyant of twentieth-century philosophers, Paul Feyerabend. Feyerabend's radical epistemological claims, and his stunning argument that there is no such thing as scientific method, were highly influential during his life and have only gained attention since his death in 1994. The essays that make up this volume, written by some of today's most respected philosophers of science, many of whom knew Feyerabend as students and colleagues, cover the diverse themes in his extensive body of work and present a personal account of this fascinating thinker. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 193 |
| LCCN: 99013710 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This stimulating collection is devoted to the life and work of the most flamboyant of twentieth-century philosophers, Paul Feyerabend. Feyerabend's radical epistemological claims, and his stunning argument that there is no such thing as scientific method, were highly influential during his life and have only gained attention since his death in 1994. The essays that make up this volume, written by some of today's most respected philosophers of science, many of whom knew Feyerabend as students and colleagues, cover the diverse themes in his extensive body of work and present a personal account of this fascinating thinker. |