Why people recommend it
Against Method by Paul K. Feyerabend is a philosophical critique arguing that science does not and should not operate under a single, rigid methodology. Dwarkesh Patel mentioned Feyerabend's book on the Dwarkesh Podcast in August 2020 while discussing whether science relies on a specific method. Lee Smolin also brought up Feyerabend's philosophical writings on the Lex Fridman Podcast in March 2020, explaining that he was heavily influenced by the author during his graduate school years while shaping his own views on quantum gravity and the nature of scientific inquiry.
Who recommended it
- Dwarkesh Patel Discussed
- Lee Smolin Discussed
Dwarkesh Patel — 1 mention
Discussed
“his student firearm and i think uh actually wrote a book against method um which is which is sort of yet another kind of philosopher of science arguing against that idea”
Lee Smolin — 1 mention
Discussed
“I was very influenced when I was in graduate school by the writings of Paul fire Robin who was enough an important philosopher of science who argue that there is no scientific method”