- Methodology, Philosophy, Rationalism, Science
**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. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_Method))
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- Author
- Paul K. Feyerabend
- First published
- 1975
- Pages
- 344
- Publisher
- Najafizadeh.org, Ariel, Suhrkamp Verlag
- Editions
- 29
- Language
- French, Polish, English, Italian
- ISBN
- 9781844674428
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