The worst enemy of science: clarifying polemics issues on Paul Feyerabend’s Epistemology in teacher training
Many of the objections to Feyerabend's epistemology arise from misinterpretations of ideas by this author. Terms and expressions as epistemological anarchism, irrationality, control of science and anything goes can give the false impression that the author's arguments are chaotic and un...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Investigações em Ensino de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.if.ufrgs.br/ienci/artigos/Artigo_ID385/v20_n1_a2015.pdf |
| Summary: | Many of the objections to Feyerabend's epistemology arise from
misinterpretations of ideas by this author. Terms and expressions as epistemological
anarchism, irrationality, control of science and anything goes can give the false
impression that the author's arguments are chaotic and unsustainable. This paper
discusses these concepts, opposing the misconceptions about them. In initial and
continuing teacher education, this reflection can be useful both for the deconstruction of
certain misleading images about the nature of science and for the upbringing of critical
citizens acquaintated to the concepts of modern philosophy of science. |
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| ISSN: | 1518-8795 1518-8795 |