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Dec 31, 2014 · Farewell to reason. by. Feyerabend, Paul K., 1924- Publication date. 1988-01-17. Topics. Philosophy. Publisher. London ; New York : Collection. internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Item Size. 698.6M. Collection of essays rewritten for publication in book form.
Farewell to Reason is a 1987 book by the Austrian philosopher of science Paul Feyerabend. The book includes some reprinted essays published in other venues and was published by Verso Books, which also published Against Method and Science in a Free Society.
- Paul K. Feyerabend
- 1987
Aug 26, 1997 · Many of the more important papers Feyerabend published during the mid-1980s were collected together in Farewell to Reason (London: Verso, 1987). The major message of this book is that relativism is the solution to the problems of conflicting beliefs and of conflicting ways of life.
According to Plato, most traditional instruments for the presentation and examination of knowledge—the epic, tragedy, lyrical poetry, the anecdote, the scientific treatise (including the many data collected in the Hippocratic writings)—are either deficient or deceptive: they must be changed.
Jul 22, 2024 · Farewell to Reason is a 1987 book of essays by philosopher Paul Feyerabend against the use of scientific rationalism.
- Paul K. Feyerabend
- 1987
This piece is the English translation of our introduction to Paul K. Feyerabend: Philosophy of Nature, co-edited with Eric Oberheim. We show the significance of Feyerabends work on archaic and ancient Greek thought and his engagement with the history.
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Feb 1, 2007 · Abstract. Paul Karl Feyerabend (1924-1994) Viennese émigré who taught philosophy of science worldwide where his restless nature brought him – especially Berkeley, London, Auckland, Berlin and...
