Lee Smolin's Trouble with Physics has many interesting components: a presentation of string theory and its alternatives; philosophical discourse based on the author's discussions with Paul K. Feyerabend; and discussion about what could be wrong with science politics and academic practices.
Smolin mentions that Feyerabend was actually very worried about science.. he seems to have thought it is a great "activity" and could go wrong. This was a bit surprising to me, since based on "Against Method" I only saw his iconoclastic side. There, he welcomed political involvement in science, wanted "more Lysenko cases", and thought we could decide which theory to support simply based on which sounds better when read aloud accompanied with a guitar.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
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