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Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

Against Method, like a lot of the socio-philosophical stuff that came out in the 70s, doesn't really stand up to a modern reading. You can imagine the idea of young(ish) anarchist daring to question ...

Review: Against Method

The writing was good enough to carry me through the confusion that seems to attend meditations on these topics. What has been bothering me more and more about Feyerabend's thesis as I try to put it ... Read full review

Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

The basic argument of the book is "the scientific method as taught in schools is routinely ignored in practice and is unworkable in theory. We should stop pretending otherwise." It's of course over ... Read full review

Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

An interesting book that brings some humanistic/cultural elements to the scientific endeavor, not only evidenced from an analysis of past discoveries, but also as a fundamental prerequisite for any ... Read full review

Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

I was somewhat surprised how much I agreed with this book. I expected to dislike it more for some reason I cant quite place now in hindsight. I like that Feyerabend put this forward as a set of ... Read full review

Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

This book changed me. Feyerabend's points are more than fair, but his arguments have been flatly ignored by an entire generation. I would suspect mostly from fear of this man's ideas. Starting with ...

Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

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Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

It was a compelling one, a lot easier to read and follow than I expected. Made me think of how much I am defensive about my core of beliefs, how much humans are unwilling to hear direct criticism ...

Review: Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge

This is a challenging book to review. The obvious problems are bad enough: Feyerabend quotes extensively from a multitude of authors that I know poorly or not at all, including philosophers of science ... Read full review