Tag: Philosophy of Science
Scientific Representation: Paradoxes of Perspective Review
Knowing whether one is reading paradigm shifting philosophy or the ramblings of a mad man is like determining if one is looking at modern art or toddler finger painting. One rarely knows if the struggle to understand lay with reader or the artist. This line becomes further obfuscated in the philosophy of science, as the…
Against Method Review
Against Method invokes rare emotions in philosophy of science: light-hearted fun and humor. Paul Feyerabend argues from science that we must deconstruct the pillars of reason and logic that prop up intellectual life. He goes so far as to argue that those who pursue unreasonable theories aid the pursuit of truth more than those who…