FOR AND AGAINST METHOD: INCLUDING LAKATOS’S LECTURES ON SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND THE LAKATOS-FEYERABEND CORRESPONDENCE
Book ID/图书代码： 13560018C00068
English Summary/英文概要： The work that helped to determine Paul Feyerabend’s fame and notoriety, Against Method, stemmed from Imre Lakatos’s challenge: "In 1970 Imre cornered me at a party. ’Paul,’ he said, ’you have such strange ideas. Why don’t you write them down? I shall write a reply, we publish the whole thing and I promise you—we shall have a lot of fun.’ " Although Lakatos died before he could write his reply, For and Against Method reconstructs his original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of this century’s most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method.
For and Against Method opens with an imaginary dialogue between Lakatos and Feyerabend, which Matteo Motterlini has constructed, based on their published works, to synthesize their positions and arguments. Part one presents the transcripts of the last lectures on method that Lakatos delivered. Part two, Feyerabend’s response, consists of a previously published essay on anarchism, which began the attack on Lakatos’s position that Feyerabend later continued in Against Method. The third and longest section consists of the correspondence Lakatos and Feyerabend exchanged on method and many other issues and ideas, as well as the events of their daily lives, between 1968 and Lakatos’s death in 1974.
The delight Lakatos and Feyerabend took in philosophical debate, and the relish with which they sparred, come to life again in For and Against Method, making it essential and lively reading for anyone interested in these two fascinating and controversial thinkers and their immense contributions to philosophy of science.
"The writings in this volume are of considerable intellectual importance, and will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the development of the philosophical views of Lakatos and Feyerabend, or indeed with the development of philosophy of science in general during this crucial period."—Donald Gillies, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (on the Italian edition)
"A stimulating exchange of letters between two philosophical entertainers."—Tariq Ali, The Independent
Imre Lakatos (1922-1974) was professor of logic at the London School of Economics. He was the author of Proofs and Refutations and the two-volume Philosophical Papers. Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) was educated in Europe and held numerous teaching posts throughout his career. Among his books are Against Method; Science in a Free Society; Farewell to Reason; and Killing Time: The Autobiography of Paul Feyerabend, the last published by the University of Chicago Press.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这项有助于确定保罗•费耶阿本德名声的作品，与《方法论》相提并论，源于伊姆雷•拉卡托斯的挑战：“1970年，伊姆雷在一次聚会上把我逼到墙角。“保罗，”他说，“你有这么奇怪的想法。你为什么不把它们写下来？我会写一封回信，我们会把整件事发表出来，我向你保证我们会玩得很开心的。”“虽然拉卡托斯还没来得及写回信就去世了，但是支持和反对方法从以前没有用英语发表的演讲和书信中重新构建了他最初的反驳论点，让我们享受这两位本世纪最杰出的哲学家所拥有的“乐趣”，在科学方法这一主题上匹配他们的智慧和想法。
以阿托利诺的作品为基础，综合了他的论据和虚构的立场。第一部分介绍了拉卡托斯上一节课的讲稿。第二部分，费耶阿本德的回应，包括先前发表的一篇关于无政府主义的文章，这篇文章开始攻击拉卡托斯的立场，费耶阿本德后来继续反对方法论。第三节也是最长的一节包括拉卡托斯和费耶阿本德在1968年和1974年拉卡托斯去世之间就方法和许多其他问题和想法以及他们日常生活中发生的事件交换的信件。
拉卡托斯和费耶阿本德在哲学辩论中所获得的喜悦，以及他们争论的乐趣，在赞成和反对的方法中再次活跃起来，这使得对这两位迷人而有争议的思想家及其对科学哲学的巨大贡献感兴趣的人来说，这本书是必不可少的和生动的读物。
“本卷中的著作具有相当重要的学术意义，对于任何关注拉卡托斯和费耶阿本德哲学观点发展的人来说，都会非常感兴趣，或者确实是在这一关键时期科学哲学的发展。”——唐纳德•吉利斯，英国科学哲学杂志（意大利版）
“两位富有哲理的艺人之间令人兴奋的书信往来。”—塔里克•阿里，《独立报》
伊姆雷拉卡托斯（1922-1974）是伦敦经济学院的逻辑学教授。他是《证明与反驳》和两卷哲学论文的作者。保罗•费耶阿本德（1924-1994）在欧洲受教育，在他的职业生涯中担任过许多教职。他的著作包括反对方法；自由社会中的科学；告别理性；消磨时间：保罗•费耶阿本德自传，最后一本由芝加哥大学出版社出版。
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About the Author/作者介绍： 伊姆雷•拉卡托斯（1922-1974）是伦敦经济学院的逻辑学教授。他是《证明与反驳》和两卷哲学论文的作者。保罗•费耶阿本德（1924-1994）在欧洲受教育，在他的职业生涯中担任过许多教职。他的著作包括反对方法；自由社会中的科学；告别理性；消磨时间：保罗•费耶阿本德自传，最后一本由芝加哥大学出版社出版。
保罗•费耶阿本德（1924-1994）在欧洲受教育，在他的职业生涯中担任过许多教职。他的著作包括：反对方法；自由社会中的科学；告别理性；消磨时间：保罗•费耶阿本德自传，最后一本由芝加哥大学出版社出版。
马特奥•莫特林是特伦托大学经济学系讲师，卡内基梅隆大学社会与决策科学客座助理教授。他是《科学、数学和历史》的作者。
Imre Lakatos (1922-1974) was professor of logic at the London School of Economics. He was the author of Proofs and Refutations and the two-volume Philosophical Papers. Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) was educated in Europe and held numerous teaching posts throughout his career. Among his books are Against Method; Science in a Free Society; Farewell to Reason; and Killing Time: The Autobiography of Paul Feyerabend, the last published by the University of Chicago Press. Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) was educated in Europe and held numerous teaching posts throughout his career. Among his books are Against Method; Science in a Free Society; Farewell to Reason; and Killing Time: The Autobiography of Paul Feyerabend, the last published by the University of Chicago Press. Matteo Motterlini is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Trento and visiting assistant professor in social and decision sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He is author of Imre Lakatos: Science, Mathematics, and History. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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