Knowledge, Science and Relativism

By: P. K. Feyerabend, Paul K. Feyerabend, John D. Preston (Editor)

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This third volume of Paul Feyerabend's philosophical papers, which gathers together work originally published between 1960 and 1980, offers a range of his characteristically exciting treatments of classic questions in the philosophy of science. It includes his previously untranslated paper 'The Problem of Theoretical Entities', and the important lecture 'Knowledge without Foundations', in which he develops the perspective on early philosophy and science put forward by Karl Popper. Other themes discussed include theoretical pluralism, the nature of scientific method, the relationship between theory and observation, the distinction between science and myth, and the opposition between 'rationalism' and relativism. Several papers from the 1970s detail his increasing preoccupation with the social status of science and with the decline (as he perceived it) in quality within the philosophy of science itself. The volume is completed by a substantial introduction and a comprehensive list of Feyerabend's works.

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Non-Fiction Science Physics Relativity Physics Science in General History of Science Philosophy Epistemology & The Theory of Knowledge Social & Political Philosophy Philosophy of Science History of Western Philosophy

Introduction to Volume 3
The problem of theoretical entities
Knowledge without foundations
How to be a good empiricist: a plea for tolerance in matters epistemological
Outline of a pluralistic theory of knowledge and action
Experts in a free society
Philosophy of science: a subject with a great past
On the limited validity of methodological rules
How to defend society against science
Lets make more movies
Rationalism, relativism and scientific method
Democracy, elitism and scientific method
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