The worst enemy of science? [[electronic resource] ] : essays in memory of Paul Feyerabend / / edited by John Preston, Gonzalo Munévar, & David Lamb

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 193; 501
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy, German - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FeyerabendPaul <1924-1994.> PrestonJohn <1957-> MunévarGonzalo LambDavid <1942->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Paul K. Feyerabend: An Obituary; 2. Time Well Spent: On Paul Feyerabend's Autobiography; 3. Sola Experientia? Feyerabend's Refutation of Classical Empiricism; 4. Proliferation: Is it a Good Thing?; 5. Feyerabend among Popperians, 1948-1978; 6. A Réhabilitation of Paul Feyerabend; 7. Science as Supermarket: 'Postmodern' Themes in Paul Feyerabend's Later Philosophy of Science; 8. Paul Feyerabend and Thomas Kuhn; 9. Feyerabend, Mill, and Pluralism; 10. Two Concepts of Political Tolerance ; 11. To Transform the Phenomena: Feyerabend, Proliferation, and Recurrent Neural Networks12. Paul K. Feyerabend: Last Interview; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Paul Feyerabend's radical epistemological claims, and his argument that there is no such thing as scientific method, were influential during his life and have gained in attention since his death in 1994. These essays cover the diverse themes in his extensive body of work.
• Titolo autorizzato: The worst enemy of science
• ISBN: 1-280-53049-9; 0-19-535171-1; 1-4294-0385-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458453403321
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