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Against Method

Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge is a 1975 book by Austrian philosopher of science Paul Feyerabend. The central thesis of the book is that science should become an anarchic enterprise. In the context of the work, the term "anarchy" refers to epistemological anarchy, which does not remain within one single prescriptive…

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Author
Paul Feyerabend
Publication date
1975
Publisher
New Left Books
Followed by
Science in a Free Society
Language
English
Media type
Print (Hardcover and Paperback)

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related to Further reading · 40
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related to Galileo case study · 18
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related to Epistemological anarchism · 17
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related to Criticism of Lakatos · 16
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related to Publication, Translations, and Editions · 14
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related to Discovery/justification distinction · 10
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related to Scholarly reception · 10
Against Method → Arne Naess, Despite, Feyerabend, Feyerabend's, Galileo, Most, One, Pyrrhonian, Stanford School, The
related to Aftermath · 7
Against Method → Feyerabend, Feyerabend's, Free Society, He, In, Science, This
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Against Method → Paul Feyerabend
Followed by · 1
Against Method → Science in a Free Society

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Against MethodSubjectsHistory of science Epistemology1.00infobox
Against Methodrelated to AftermathFeyerabend0.60section
Against Methodrelated to AftermathScience0.60section
Against Methodrelated to AftermathFree Society0.60section

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