Interpreting Feyerabend : critical essays /
This collection of new essays interprets and critically evaluates the philosophy of Paul Feyerabend. It offers innovative historical scholarship on Feyerabend's take on topics such as realism, empiricism, mimesis, voluntarism, pluralism, materialism and the mind-body problem, as well as certain...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | This collection of new essays interprets and critically evaluates the philosophy of Paul Feyerabend. It offers innovative historical scholarship on Feyerabend's take on topics such as realism, empiricism, mimesis, voluntarism, pluralism, materialism and the mind-body problem, as well as certain debates in the philosophy of physics. It also considers the ways in which Feyerabend's thought can contribute to contemporary debates in science and public policy, including questions about the nature of scientific methodology, the role of science in society, citizen science, scientism and the role of expertise in public policy. The volume will provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the topics which Feyerabend engaged with throughout his career, showing both the breadth and the depth of his thought. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108471992 1108471994 |