Feyerabend's philosophy / by Eric Oberheim.
| Author/creator | Oberheim, Eric |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, |
| Description | x, 321 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie, 0344-8142 ; Bd. 73 |
| Contents | Introduction -- PART I. FEYERABEND'S PHILOSOPHICAL DEVELOPMENT. Facing Feyerabend. Some preliminary problems -- Ludwig Wittgenstein. Meaning and ontology -- Karl Popper. Using and abusing critical rationalism -- Felix Ehrenhaft. The impotence of experiment -- PART II. FEYERABEND'S ASSAULT ON CONCEPTUAL CONSERVATISM. Incommensurability as attack on conceptual conservatism -- Incommensurability and scientific realism -- PART III. FEYERABEND'S PHILOSOPHICAL PLURALISM. Feyerabend's methods -- The role of alternatives in promoting progress -- Feyerabend's philosophical pluralism (1950s-1990s) -- Conclusions: Feyerabend's philosophy? Pluralism for progress. |
| General note | Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Hannover, 2004. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-315) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007440277 |
| ISBN | 9783110189070 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 3110189070 (cloth : alk. paper) |