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Summary: A great book....
Review: The reader below is right when equating Howard Zinn to Paul Feyerabend.... both are among my favorite authors, both perform similar functions, and both are, to say the least, controversial in many ways.... not just because of their eloquence and ease to read....First, if you are a scientist and not philosophically inclined, skip this book because this is not going to be something that is in any way akin to your spirit. This book is a wholesale attack on how science is traditionally viewed: Science is not, Feyerabend argues, one long march toward some ideal of knowledge, but something different entirely.... Feyerabend is both enlightening, erudite, and fun to read: I'm not going to spoil him because he explains himself much better than I could ever. I recommend this book to anyone into the history of science, to anyone who has read and liked Thomas Kuhn, and to anyone with an open and inquisitive mind in general.... as well as to anyone who is just looking for an interesting author to discuss over martinis....
Rating:
Summary: A great book....
Review: The reader below is right when equating Howard Zinn to Paul Feyerabend.... both are among my favorite authors, both perform similar functions, and both are, to say the least, controversial in many ways.... not just because of their eloquence and ease to read.... First, if you are a scientist and not philosophically inclined, skip this book because this is not going to be something that is in any way akin to your spirit. This book is a wholesale attack on how science is traditionally viewed: Science is not, Feyerabend argues, one long march toward some ideal of knowledge, but something different entirely.... Feyerabend is both enlightening, erudite, and fun to read: I'm not going to spoil him because he explains himself much better than I could ever. I recommend this book to anyone into the history of science, to anyone who has read and liked Thomas Kuhn, and to anyone with an open and inquisitive mind in general.... as well as to anyone who is just looking for an interesting author to discuss over martinis....
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Summary: Feyarabend's manifesto
Review: This book is a must read for those interested in the history and philosophy of science, epistemology, and philosophy. Feyerabend presents a refreshing perspective in philosphy of science, even in the context of contemporary thought. The arguments presented in the book are bold, original, persuasive, and often humourous. Feyerabend's main thesis is that the ideas of 'scientific rationality,' 'truth,' and 'progress' are myths. He supports an 'anarchistic' (or 'Dadaist') conception of scientific methodology.
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