Against Method vs Science and Method (Key Texts): Which Should You Read?
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Against Method
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)…
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Science and Method (Key Texts)
Henri Poincare's Science and Method is an examination of the process scientists go through when determining which of the countless facts before them will be most useful in advancing scientific knowledge. In this highly…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Against Method | Science and Method (Key Texts) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (3605) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (10) | — |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
Reception
| Against Method | Science and Method (Key Texts) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3605 | — |
| Editions | 29 | 37 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 11940 | — |
| Reading it now | 385 | — |
| Written reviews | 253 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1883 | — |
| Pages | 349 | 288 |