Interpreting Feyerabend

Interpreting Feyerabend
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9781108620536
ISBN-13 : 1108620531
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Book Synopsis Interpreting Feyerabend by : Karim Bschir

Download or read book Interpreting Feyerabend written by Karim Bschir and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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