Some philosophers think that Paul Feyerabend is a clown, a great
many others think that he is one of the most exciting philosophers
of science of this century. For me the truth does not lie somewhere
in between, for I am decidedly of the second opinion, an opinion
that is becoming general around the world as this century comes to
an end and history begins to cast its appraising eye upon the
intellectual harvest of our era. A good example of this opinion may
be found in the admiration for Feyerabend's philosophy of science
expressed by Grover Maxwell in his contribution to this volume.
Maxwell, recalling his own intellectual transformation, says also
that it was Feyerabend who "confirmed my then incipient suspicions
that most of the foundations of currently fashionable philosophy
and even a great deal of the methodology to which many scientists
pay enthusiastic lip service are based on simple mistake-
assumptions whose absurdity becomes obvious once attention is
directed at them." And lest the reader thinks, as many still do,
that however sharp Feyerabend's attacks upon the philosophical
establishment may have been, he does not offer a positive
philosophy (a complain made by C.A. Hooker and some of the other
contributors), Paul Churchland argues otherwise.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 132 |
| Release date: |
September 1991 |
| First published: |
1991 |
| Editors: |
Gonzalo Munevar
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
538 |
| Edition: |
1991 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7923-1272-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
Philosophy of science
|
| LSN: |
0-7923-1272-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780792312727 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
