Against Method

In this book, Paul Feyerabend challenges traditional views of scientific methodology by arguing that science should be an anarchic enterprise.

He contends that the imposition of methodological rules can hinder scientific progress and that 'anything goes' is a necessary stance to encourage innovation and pluralism in science.

The book includes detailed case studies, such as Galileo's hypothesis that the Earth rotates on its axis, to illustrate how scientists have profitably violated established rules.

Feyerabend rejects the distinction between the context of discovery and the context of justification, arguing that such distinctions are not reflected in scientific practice and could have disastrous consequences if enforced.