Farewell to Reason e-bog
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Farewell to Reason offers a vigorous challenge to the scientific rationalism that underlies Western ideals of "e;progress"e; and "e;development,"e; whose damaging social and ecological consequences are now widely recognized. For all their variety in theme and occasion, the essays in this book share a consistent philosophical purpose. Whether discussing Greek art and thought, vin...
E-bog
102,59 DKK
Forlag
Verso
Udgivet
5 maj 2020
Længde
336 sider
Genrer
Philosophy of science
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781789607437
Farewell to Reason offers a vigorous challenge to the scientific rationalism that underlies Western ideals of "e;progress"e; and "e;development,"e; whose damaging social and ecological consequences are now widely recognized. For all their variety in theme and occasion, the essays in this book share a consistent philosophical purpose. Whether discussing Greek art and thought, vindicating the church's battle with Galileo, exploring the development of quantum physics or exposing the dogmatism of Karl Popper, Feyerabend defends a relativist and historicist notion of the sciences. The appeal to reason, he insists, is empty, and must be replaced by a notion of science that subordinates it to the needs of citizens and communities.Provocative, polemical and rigorously argued, Farewell to Reason will infuriate Feyerabend's critics and delight his many admirers.