 Cover of the Verso Book pressing | |
| Author | Paul Feyerabend |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subjects | History of science Epistemology political philosophy |
| Publisher | Schocken Books New Left Books |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 221 |
| ISBN | 0860917533 |
| Preceded by | Against Method |
| Followed by | Science as Art |
Science in a Free Society is the 2nd full length book by the Austrian philosopher of science, Paul Feyerabend. It was published in 1978 by Schocken Books and later reprinted by Verso Books. While Feyerabend never published a second edition, Verso pressed four copies in 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1987.[1]
Parts of the book were reprinted in later editions of Against Method. The book largely develops arguments from the first edition of Against Method and spells out their political implications.[2] The book also contains a collection of previously published material in which he responds to some of his critics of Against Method. In 1979, Feyerabend also published, in German, Erkenntnis für freie Menschen (Knowledge for Free People), which contains roughly two-thirds of the material from Science in a Society while expanding on some sections and diminishing others.[3]