{"product_id":"against-method-isbn-9781844674428","title":"Against Method","description":"Paul Feyerabend’s globally acclaimed work, which sparked and continues to stimulate fierce debate, examines the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about scientific progress and the nature of knowledge. Feyerabend argues that scientific advances can only be understood in a historical context. He looks at the way the philosophy of science has consistently overemphasized practice over method, and considers the possibility that anarchism could replace rationalism in the theory of knowledge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated edition of the classic text includes a new introduction by Ian Hacking, one of the most important contemporary philosophers of science. Hacking reflects on both Feyerabend’s life and personality as well as the broader significance of the book for current discussions.“A devastating attack on the claims of philosophy to legislate for scientific practice.”—\u003ci\u003eNew Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant polemic.”—\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Since it was first published in 1975, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Method\u003c\/i\u003e has followed Popper’s \u003ci\u003eThe Logic of Scientific Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e and Kuhn’s \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e into becoming a classic text in the debate about scientific methodology and scientific reasoning.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A powerful critique.”—\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAgainst Method\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a book: it is an event.”—\u003ci\u003eArchives de Philosophie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Feyerabend\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of Philosophy at UC Berkeley, and Professor of the Philosophy of Science at the Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich. He died in 1994. His books include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarewell to Reason\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgainst Method\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Hacking\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHistorical Ontology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Emergence of Probability\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301892018405,"sku":"NP9781844674428","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781844674428.jpg?v=1767721125","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/against-method-isbn-9781844674428","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}