Feyerabend's philosophy
By: by Eric Oberheim.
Series: Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie -- Bd. 73
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9783110189070
Subjects: Feyerabend, Paul, -- 1924-1994.; Methodology -- History -- 20th century.; Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.; Philosophy, Austrian -- 20th century.
Notes: Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Hannover, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-315) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: PART I. FEYERABEND'S PHILOSOPHICAL DEVELOPMENT.  Facing Feyerabend. Some preliminary problems; title: Ludwig Wittgenstein. Meaning and ontology; title: Karl Popper. Using and abusing critical rationalism; title: Felix Ehrenhaft. The impotence of experiment; title: PART II. FEYERABEND'S ASSAULT ON CONCEPTUAL CONSERVATISM.  Incommensurability as attack on conceptual conservatism; title: Incommensurability and scientific realism; title: PART III. FEYERABEND'S PHILOSOPHICAL PLURALISM.  Feyerabend's methods; title: The role of alternatives in promoting progress; title: Feyerabend's philosophical pluralism (1950s-1990s); title: Conclusions: Feyerabend's philosophy? Pluralism for progress.