Philosophy of Nature
Paul K. Feyerabend
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Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Philosopher, physicist, and anarchist Paul Feyerabend was one of the most unconventional scholars of his time. His book Against Method has become a modern classic. Yet it is not well known that Feyerabend spent many years working on a philosophy of nature that was intended to comprise three volumes covering the period from the earliest traces of stone age cave paintings to the atomic physics of the 20th century – a project that, as he conveyed in a letter to Imre Lakatos, almost drove him nuts: “Damn the ,Naturphilosophie.”
The book’s manuscript was long believed to have been lost. Recently, ... Read more
Philosopher, physicist, and anarchist Paul Feyerabend was one of the most unconventional scholars of his time. His book Against Method has become a modern classic. Yet it is not well known that Feyerabend spent many years working on a philosophy of nature that was intended to comprise three volumes covering the period from the earliest traces of stone age cave paintings to the atomic physics of the 20th century – a project that, as he conveyed in a letter to Imre Lakatos, almost drove him nuts: “Damn the ,Naturphilosophie.”
The book’s manuscript was long believed to have been lost. Recently, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
591g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745651590
SKU
V9780745651590
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About Paul K. Feyerabend
Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Philosophy of Nature
"Feyerabend was definitely one of the great thinkers of twentieth century philosophy." —Philosophy Now "Feyerabend famously quipped that the only rule of method is that anything goes. Philosophy of Nature sheds light on his transition from critical rationalist to epistemological anarchist. Ranging from Stonehenge and Homer to Bohr and Einstein, the book creatively explores the relations of mythological ... Read more