LEADER 05213nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910460113703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-05834-0 010 $a9786613058348 010 $a0-226-46703-1 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226467030 035 $a(CKB)2670000000067321 035 $a(EBL)648117 035 $a(OCoLC)695993901 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000469261 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12159689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469261 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10511607 035 $a(PQKB)10785966 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC648117 035 $a(DE-B1597)535504 035 $a(OCoLC)1135568730 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226467030 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL648117 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10438621 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305834 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067321 100 $a19990114d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFor and against method$b[electronic resource] $eincluding Lakatos's lectures on scientific method and the Lakatos-Feyerabend correspondence /$fImre Lakatos and Paul Feyerabend ; edited and with an introduction by Matteo Motterlini 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (465 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-46775-9 311 $a0-226-46774-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: A Dialogue --$t1. Lectures on Scientific Method --$t2. Theses on Anarchism --$t3. The Lakatos-Feyerabend Correspondence (1968-1974) --$tAppendix A. On Rearing Scholars --$tAppendix B. Letters to the Director of the Department of Philosophy --$tAppendix C. The Intellectuals' Betrayal of Reason --$tAppendix D. Letter to His Editors --$tImre Lakatos: Biography --$tPaul Feyerabend: Biography --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aThe work that helped to determine Paul Feyerabend's fame and notoriety, Against Method, stemmed from Imre Lakatos's challenge: "In 1970 Imre cornered me at a party. 'Paul,' he said, 'you have such strange ideas. Why don't you write them down? I shall write a reply, we publish the whole thing and I promise you-we shall have a lot of fun.' " Although Lakatos died before he could write his reply, For and Against Method reconstructs his original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of this century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method. For and Against Method opens with an imaginary dialogue between Lakatos and Feyerabend, which Matteo Motterlini has constructed, based on their published works, to synthesize their positions and arguments. Part one presents the transcripts of the last lectures on method that Lakatos delivered. Part two, Feyerabend's response, consists of a previously published essay on anarchism, which began the attack on Lakatos's position that Feyerabend later continued in Against Method. The third and longest section consists of the correspondence Lakatos and Feyerabend exchanged on method and many other issues and ideas, as well as the events of their daily lives, between 1968 and Lakatos's death in 1974. The delight Lakatos and Feyerabend took in philosophical debate, and the relish with which they sparred, come to life again in For and Against Method, making it essential and lively reading for anyone interested in these two fascinating and controversial thinkers and their immense contributions to philosophy of science. "The writings in this volume are of considerable intellectual importance, and will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the development of the philosophical views of Lakatos and Feyerabend, or indeed with the development of philosophy of science in general during this crucial period."-Donald Gillies, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (on the Italian edition) "A stimulating exchange of letters between two philosophical entertainers."-Tariq Ali, The Independent Imre Lakatos (1922-1974) was professor of logic at the London School of Economics. He was the author of Proofs and Refutations and the two-volume Philosophical Papers. Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) was educated in Europe and held numerous teaching posts throughout his career. Among his books are Against Method; Science in a Free Society; Farewell to Reason; and Killing Time: The Autobiography of Paul Feyerabend, the last published by the University of Chicago Press. 606 $aScience$xMethodology 606 $aScience$xPhilosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aScience$xMethodology. 615 0$aScience$xPhilosophy. 676 $a501 700 $aLakatos$b Imre$045135 701 $aFeyerabend$b Paul$f1924-1994.$045134 701 $aMotterlini$b Matteo$0146717 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460113703321 996 $aFor and against method$92260010 997 $aUNINA