The Tyranny of Science

ISBN: 978-0-7456-5190-3

Paperback

180 pages

April 2011, Polity

Other Available Formats: Hardcover

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Feyerabend was one of the most important philosophers of science of the second half of the 20th century. His most famous book, Against Method, was an international bestseller that sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
This book is based on one of the last texts he wrote, shortly before he died in 1994. It weaves together the main elements of his mature philosophy into a gripping story of the rise of rationalism in Ancient Greece that eventually led to the entrenchment of mythical ‘scientific worldview’.
This book develops Feyerabend’s critique of science in a provocative and forceful way. He argues that science does not solve the pressing problems of our age, like war and poverty, but rather glorifies abstract thinking and ephemeral generalities.
This is one of Feyerabend’s last books and also one of his best. It is aimed at a wide general readership and will appeal to anyone interested in the role that science has played, and continues to play, in the shaping of the modern world.