The original German title of Feyerabend's book is "Wider den Methodenzwang. Skizzen einer anarchistischen Erkenntnistheorie." The standard English translation is "Against Method. Outline Of An Anarchist Theory of Knowledge"
I have been told by someone who speaks German that a better translation is "Against the Dictates of Method. Outline Of An Anarchist theory Of Knowledge" Harry On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Chris Zell <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > If there is an afterlife, Feyerabend might be laughing at anything that > suggests 'method' ! > > If I had the time and skills, I'd write a blog/book on what I call > "Atheist Theology" - a deliberate oxymoron. > If science is wholly based on reductionism and materialism, then it is > functionally atheistic. > > But if that's the case, why not adopt the view that the Cosmos is a > patchwork - and that it doesn't have to be consistent? That it may rely on > paradoxes? > > Theorists seem to enjoy spinning theories that are 'elegant', 'beautiful' > - is this view justified - or useful? The subject seemed to be close to the > heart of Einstein, who rejected a personal Deity, but still sought order > and elegance. > > I'm interested in emergent phenomena - things that may not have any > further explanation: ghosts, poltergeists, etc. In regard to Cold Fusion ( > and much else), I'm blown away by the fanatical insistence on theory above > all reality. > > To paraphrase a current slogan: 'it's here, it's queer, get used to it' > >
