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Against Method
Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
Book • 2010
In this book, Paul Feyerabend challenges traditional views of scientific methodology by arguing that science should be an anarchic enterprise.
He contends that the imposition of methodological rules can hinder scientific progress and that 'anything goes' is a necessary stance to encourage innovation and pluralism in science.
The book includes detailed case studies, such as Galileo's hypothesis that the Earth rotates on its axis, to illustrate how scientists have profitably violated established rules.
Feyerabend rejects the distinction between the context of discovery and the context of justification, arguing that such distinctions are not reflected in scientific practice and could have disastrous consequences if enforced.
He contends that the imposition of methodological rules can hinder scientific progress and that 'anything goes' is a necessary stance to encourage innovation and pluralism in science.
The book includes detailed case studies, such as Galileo's hypothesis that the Earth rotates on its axis, to illustrate how scientists have profitably violated established rules.
Feyerabend rejects the distinction between the context of discovery and the context of justification, arguing that such distinctions are not reflected in scientific practice and could have disastrous consequences if enforced.
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Recommended by Riva Tez as a book that influenced her writing style.
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I Met 20 of The World's Greatest Writers. Here's What I Learned.
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Julian Gough in the context of the sociology of science and the need for an anarchy of ideas.
Julian Gough in the context of the sociology of science and the need for an anarchy of ideas.
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Julian Gough — The Egg and The Rock (EP.249)
Mentioned by Lee Smolin as an influential philosopher whose work impacted his views on the scientific method.
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#79 – Lee Smolin: Quantum Gravity and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution
Mentioned by Terence Kealey in a discussion about the philosophy of science and the lack of a fixed method.
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Ep. 87: Terence Kealey - Decentralized Science, Neo-Medieval Universities & Longevity Moonshots
Concentrated less on the famous book and a little bit more on some things he'd said about Ernst Mack.
McKenzie Wark, “Molecular Red: Theory for the Anthropocene” (Verso, 2015)
