The worst enemy of science: clarifying polemics issues on Paul Feyerabend’s Epistemology in teacher training

Authors

  • Felipe Damasio Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina – Araranguá, SC – Brasil/Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Científica e Tecnológica (PPGECT/UFSC)
  • Luiz O. Q. Peduzzi Departamento de Física – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina/Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Científica e Tecnológica (PPGECT/UFSC) Campus Universitário, 88040-900 - Florianópolis, SC – Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22600/1518-8795.ienci2016v20n1p97

Keywords:

Feyerabend, epistemological anarchism, anything goes, teacher training.

Abstract

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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Published

2016-06-03

How to Cite

Damasio, F., & Peduzzi, L. O. Q. (2016). The worst enemy of science: clarifying polemics issues on Paul Feyerabend’s Epistemology in teacher training. Investigations in Science Education, 20(1), 97–126. https://doi.org/10.22600/1518-8795.ienci2016v20n1p97

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015): March of 2015

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Artigos

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