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Feyerabend, Paul Karl was born on January 13, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Came to United States, 1958.
(Paul Feyerabend’s globally acclaimed work, which sparked ...)
Paul Feyerabend’s globally acclaimed work, which sparked and continues to stimulate fierce debate, examines the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about scientific progress and the nature of knowledge. Feyerabend argues that scientific advances can only be understood in a historical context. He looks at the way the philosophy of science has consistently overemphasized practice over method, and considers the possibility that anarchism could replace rationalism in the theory of knowledge. This updated edition of the classic text includes a new introduction by Ian Hacking, one of the most important contemporary philosophers of science. Hacking reflects on both Feyerabend’s life and personality as well as the broader significance of the book for current discussions.
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The 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reply, For and Against Method reconstructs his original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of this century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific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.
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Farewell to Reason offers a vigorous challenge to the scientific rationalism that underlies Western ideals of “progress” and “development,” whose damaging social and ecological consequences are now widely recognized. For all their variety in theme and occasion, the essays in this book share a consistent philosophical purpose. Whether discussing Greek art and thought, vindicating the church’s battle with Galileo, exploring the development of quantum physics or exposing the dogmatism of Karl Popper, Feyerabend defends a relativist and historicist notion of the sciences. The appeal to reason, he insists, is empty, and must be replaced by a notion of science that subordinates it to the needs of citizens and communities. Provocative, polemical and rigorously argued, Farewell to Reason will infuriate Feyerabend’s critics and delight his many admirers.
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(Esta obra reune ensaios que tratam da diversidade e da mu...)
Esta obra reune ensaios que tratam da diversidade e da mudanca na cultura. Eles tentam mostrar que, enquanto a diversidade e benefica, a uniformidade diminui as alegrias e recursos pessoais (intelectuais, emocionais e materiais).
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The Socratic, or dialog, form is central to the history of philosophy and has been the disciplinea s canonical genre ever since. Paul Feyerabenda s Three Dialogues on Knowledge resurrects the form to provide an astonishingly flexible and invigorating analysis of epistemological, ethical and metaphysical problems. He uses literary strategies -- of irony, voice and distance -- to make profoundly philosophical points about the epistemic, existential and political aspects of common sense and scientific knowledge. He writes about ancient and modern relativism; the authority of science; the ignorance of scientists; the nature of being; and true and false enlightenment. Throughout Three Dialogues on Knowledge is provocative, controversial and inspiring. It is, unlike most current philosophical writing, written for readers with a keen sense of what matters and why.
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La moderna filosofía de la ciencia ha prestado gran atención al entendimiento de la práctica científica, a diferencia de su anterior concentración en el método científico. Los trabajos de Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn e Imre Lakatos han aportado una diversidad de planteamientos sobre lo que es la práctica. Paul Feyerabend supe
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Feyerabend, Paul Karl was born on January 13, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Came to United States, 1958.
Student, Vienna Museum Academy, Weimer; Doctor Phil., University Vienna, 1951; Student, University London, 1953; Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Loyola University, Chicago, 1970.
Lecturer, Vienna Institute Sciences and Fine Arts, 1951-1956, Bristol (England) University, 1955-1959. Foreign consultant Library of Congress, Washington, 1952-1953. Associate professor philosophy University California, Berkeley, 1959-1962, professor, 1962-1990, Humanities Research fellow, 1972-1973, Humantities Research professor, 1975-1976.
Chairman department history and philosophy of science University College, London, 1968-1970, Free University Berlin, 1968-1970. Professor philosophy Yale University, New Haven, 1969-1970. Professor philosophy of science Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1979-1990.
Special lecturer American Council of Learning, 1968-1969. Numerous visiting appointments in field and otherwise.
(Farewell to Reason offers a vigorous challenge to the sci...)
(Paul Feyerabend’s globally acclaimed work, which sparked ...)
(La moderna filosofía de la ciencia ha prestado gran atenc...)
( The work that helped to determine Paul Feyerabend's fam...)
(The Socratic, or dialog, form is central to the history o...)
(Against Method by Feyerabend, Paul [Verso, 2010] (Paperba...)
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Author: Against Method, 1975, translation into 19 languages, Science in a Free Society, 1978, Erkenntnis für freie Menschen, 1979, Probleme des Empirismus, 1980, Philosophical Papers, 2 vols., 1980, Wissenschaft als Kunst, 1984, Farewell to Reason, 1987, Dialogo sul Metodo, 1989, Three Dialogues on Knowledge, 1990. Contributor numerous articles in philosophy, theatre, physics, history of science and history of ideas to professional and non-professional journals.
Served to lieutenant German Army, 1942-1945. Member Busoni Society (executive vice president).