{"product_id":"farewell-to-reason-paperback","title":"Farewell to Reason - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Feyerabend\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarewell to Reason\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vigorous challenge to the scientific rationalism that underlies Western ideals of \"progress\" and \"development,\" whose damaging social and ecological consequences are now widely recognized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor all their variety in theme and occasion, the essays in this book share a consistent philosophical purpose. Whether discussing Greek art and thought, vindicating the church's battle with Galileo, exploring the development of quantum physics or exposing the dogmatism of Karl Popper, Feyerabend defends a relativist and historicist notion of the sciences. The appeal to reason, he insists, is empty, and must be replaced by a notion of science that subordinates it to the needs of citizens and communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProvocative, polemical and rigorously argued, \u003ci\u003eFarewell to Reason\u003c\/i\u003e will infuriate Feyerabend's critics and delight his many admirers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Feyerabend\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of Philosophy at UC Berkeley, and Professor of the Philosophy of Science at the Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich. He died in 1994. His books include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarewell to Reason\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgainst Method\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.41 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750163874080,"sku":"9780860918967","price":34.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6459ab32585eed9e427f2c666ace19fb.webp?v=1779944777","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/farewell-to-reason-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}