On Wed 15 Feb we will continue discussing the issue of scientific paradigms but from a rather different perspective. To prepare for Wednesday's class, please do the following.
Read
- Hacking, Chpt. 21
- Feyerabend, Chpt. 22
Think About
- What is the main point Hacking is trying to make about Kuhn's view of scientific rationality?
- Why does Hacking think that scientific revolutions do not question rationality?
- What are the two main meanings of "paradigm" according to Hacking and what does he say about each one?
- Why is the selection by Feyerabend titled "An argument against method"?
- According to Feyerabend, how is the view that there is only one method in science related to humanism?
- According to Feyerabend, why should the only method in science be "anything goes"?
