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2. Against Method - Wikipedia

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   N/A. Followed by. Science in a Free Society. Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge is a 1975 book by Austrian philosopher of science Paul Feyerabend. The central thesis of the book is that science should become an anarchic enterprise. [1] In the context of the work, the term "anarchy" refers to epistemological anarchy ...

3. Paul Feyerabend - Wikipedia

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   Paul Karl Feyerabend (German: [ˈfaɪɐˌʔaːbm̩t]; January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994) was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in the philosophy of science. He started his academic career as lecturer in the philosophy of science at the University of Bristol (1955–1958); afterwards, he moved to the University of California ...

4. Bertrand Russell's philosophical views - Wikipedia

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   Analytic philosophy. Bertrand Russell helped to develop what is now called " Analytic Philosophy." Alongside G. E. Moore, Russell was shown to be partly responsible for the British revolt against idealism, a philosophy greatly influenced by G. W. F. Hegel and his British apostle, F. H. Bradley. [1] This revolt was echoed 30 years later in ...

5. Philosophy of science - Wikipedia

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   Philosophy of science focuses on metaphysical, epistemic and semantic aspects of scientific practice, and overlaps with metaphysics, ontology, logic, and epistemology, for example, when it explores the relationship between science and the concept of truth. Philosophy of science is both a theoretical and empirical discipline, relying on ...

6. Larry Laudan - Wikipedia

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   Larry Laudan. Laurens Lynn "Larry" Laudan (/ ˈlaʊdən /; [5] October 16, 1941 – August 23, 2022) [6] was an American philosopher of science and epistemologist. He strongly criticized the traditions of positivism, realism, and relativism, and he defended a view of science as a privileged and progressive institution against popular challenges.

7. The Logic of Scientific Discovery - Wikipedia

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   The Logic of Scientific Discovery is a 1959 book about the philosophy of science by the philosopher Karl Popper. Popper rewrote his book in English from the 1934 (imprint '1935') German original, titled Logik der Forschung. Zur Erkenntnistheorie der modernen Naturwissenschaft, which literally translates as, "Logic of Research: On the ...

8. Norman Robert Campbell - Wikipedia

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   This book is a short introduction to the philosophy of science aimed at a lay audience. Other than attempting to answer the question raised in the title of the book, it tries to answer some of the central questions of the philosophy of science, such as "what is a law of nature?" and "what is measurement".

9. Nicholas Maxwell - Wikipedia

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   Nicholas Maxwell (born 3 July 1937 [ 1 ]) is a British philosopher. Maxwell taught philosophy of science at University College London, where he is now Emeritus Reader. In 2003 he founded Friends of Wisdom. [ 2 ] He has published fifteen books. [ 3 ] He has published over eighty papers in scientific and philosophical journals on problems that ...