esquisse d'une théorie anarchiste de la connaissance Points -- S56
mass market paperback, 349 pages
French language
Published March 1, 1988 by Seuil.
Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge is a 1975 book about the philosophy of science by Paul Feyerabend, in which the author argues that science is an anarchic enterprise, not a nomic (customary) one. In the context of this work, the term anarchy refers to epistemological anarchy.
Scientific progress requires anarchism (dadaism - "anything goes") and scientific revolution involves counterfactual argument and propaganda. A fun argument and read, possibly tongue in cheek given a few of the footnotes.
