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Feyerabend: philosophy, science and society

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Preface. Acknowledgements. Notes on References. Introduction: Feyerabenda s Life and Work. 1. Philosophy and the Aim of Science. 2. Meaning: The Attack on Positivism. 3. Theories of Observation. 4. Scientific Realism and Instrumentalism. 5. Theoretical Monism. 6. Incommensurability. 7. Theoretical Pluralism. 8. Materialism. 9. Science without Method. 10. Relativism, Rationalism and a Free Society. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Key concepts: Epistemology, Philosophy of science, Philosophy, Environmental ethics, Sociology