Table Of ContentINTERPRETING FEYERABEND
This collection of new essays interprets and critically evaluates the
philosophyofPaulFeyerabend.Itoffersinnovativehistoricalscholar-
ship on Feyerabend’s take on topics such as realism, empiricism,
mimesis, voluntarism, pluralism, materialism, and the mind-body
problem, as well as certain debates in the philosophy of physics. It
alsoconsidersthewaysinwhichFeyerabend’sthoughtcancontribute
to contemporary debates in science and public policy, including
questions about the nature of scientific methodology, the role of
scienceinsociety,citizenscience,scientism,andtheroleofexpertise
inpublicpolicy.Thevolumewillprovidereaderswithacomprehen-
siveoverviewofthetopicsthatFeyerabendengagedwiththroughout
hiscareer,showingboththebreadthandthedepthofhisthought.
karim bschir is a Lecturer at the University of St Gallen,
Switzerland.Hisresearchfocusesontopicsinthegeneralphilosophy
ofscienceandthehistoryofphilosophyofscience.Hehaswrittenon
the relationship of Feyerabend’s pluralism to Popper’s critical
rationalism.
jamie shaw isPostdoctoralFellowattheInstituteforHistoryand
Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto. His
primary research interests revolve around the implications of
Feyerabend’spluralismforsciencefundingpolicy.
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INTERPRETING
FEYERABEND
Critical Essays
edited by
KARIM BSCHIR
UniversityofSt.Gallen,Switzerland
JAMIE SHAW
UniversityofToronto
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INTERPRETING FEYERABEND
This collection of new essays interprets and critically evaluates the
philosophyofPaulFeyerabend.Itoffersinnovativehistoricalscholar-
ship on Feyerabend’s take on topics such as realism, empiricism,
mimesis, voluntarism, pluralism, materialism, and the mind-body
problem, as well as certain debates in the philosophy of physics. It
alsoconsidersthewaysinwhichFeyerabend’sthoughtcancontribute
to contemporary debates in science and public policy, including
questions about the nature of scientific methodology, the role of
scienceinsociety,citizenscience,scientism,andtheroleofexpertise
inpublicpolicy.Thevolumewillprovidereaderswithacomprehen-
siveoverviewofthetopicsthatFeyerabendengagedwiththroughout
hiscareer,showingboththebreadthandthedepthofhisthought.
karim bschir is a Lecturer at the University of St Gallen,
Switzerland.Hisresearchfocusesontopicsinthegeneralphilosophy
ofscienceandthehistoryofphilosophyofscience.Hehaswrittenon
the relationship of Feyerabend’s pluralism to Popper’s critical
rationalism.
jamie shaw isPostdoctoralFellowattheInstituteforHistoryand
Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto. His
primary research interests revolve around the implications of
Feyerabend’spluralismforsciencefundingpolicy.
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INTERPRETING
FEYERABEND
Critical Essays
edited by
KARIM BSCHIR
UniversityofSt.Gallen,Switzerland
JAMIE SHAW
UniversityofToronto
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NewDelhi–110025,India
79AnsonRoad,#06–04/06,Singapore079906
CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge.
ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof
education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence.
www.cambridge.org
Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781108471992
doi:10.1017/9781108575102
©KarimBschirandJamieShaw2021
Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception
andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements,
noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten
permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress.
Firstpublished2021
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isbn978-1-108-47199-2Hardback
CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyof
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anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain,
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INTERPRETING FEYERABEND
This collection of new essays interprets and critically evaluates the
philosophyofPaulFeyerabend.Itoffersinnovativehistoricalscholar-
ship on Feyerabend’s take on topics such as realism, empiricism,
mimesis, voluntarism, pluralism, materialism, and the mind-body
problem, as well as certain debates in the philosophy of physics. It
alsoconsidersthewaysinwhichFeyerabend’sthoughtcancontribute
to contemporary debates in science and public policy, including
questions about the nature of scientific methodology, the role of
scienceinsociety,citizenscience,scientism,andtheroleofexpertise
inpublicpolicy.Thevolumewillprovidereaderswithacomprehen-
siveoverviewofthetopicsthatFeyerabendengagedwiththroughout
hiscareer,showingboththebreadthandthedepthofhisthought.
karim bschir is a Lecturer at the University of St Gallen,
Switzerland.Hisresearchfocusesontopicsinthegeneralphilosophy
ofscienceandthehistoryofphilosophyofscience.Hehaswrittenon
the relationship of Feyerabend’s pluralism to Popper’s critical
rationalism.
jamie shaw isPostdoctoralFellowattheInstituteforHistoryand
Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto. His
primary research interests revolve around the implications of
Feyerabend’spluralismforsciencefundingpolicy.
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