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Against Method by Paul K. Feyerabend · Booklabria

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Against Method

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Against Method

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First published: 1975
Editions: 27 in 8 languages

Synopsis

Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge is a 1975 book about the philosophy of science by Paul Feyerabend, in which the author argues that science is an anarchic enterprise, not a nomic (customary) one. In the context of this work, the term anarchy refers to epistemological anarchy.

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Subjects: Philosophy
Science
Methods
Methodology
Theory of Knowledge
Sciences
Characters: Galileo
Copernicus

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27 in 8 languages

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English9 French4 Spanish4 German2 All 8 languages

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