Paul Feyerabend’s contribuitions to Philosophy of Technology: democratization and governance of science and technology
Abstract
The text aims at discussing Paul Feyerabend’s contributions to the Philosophy of Technology. To do that we focus on his discussion on democratization and governance of science and technology.First some central aspects of Feyerabend’s political philosophy are analyzed, especially those concerning the hegemony of experts in democratic societies. Then we reclaim some contemporary debates on scientific authority related to Feyerabend’s ideas.We conclude that the value of Feyerabend’spluralist philosophy to the Philosophy of Technology is not restricted to the critique of the theoretical superiority of science.
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