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Birth
Feyerabend was born in Vienna, Austria. -
Inducted into the German Arbeitsdienst
Upon completion of high school Feyerabend was drafted into the Reich Labour Service. The Arbeitsdienst was an army that was tasked with construction efforts during the war. They were also considered a defense force with the ability to be militarised. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/
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Drafted into the Pioneer Corps for the German Army
Drafted into the Pioneer Corps of the German army. After basic training, volunteered for Officers' School. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Mothers Suicide
This was the year that Paul learned of the death of his mother https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
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Damage to Spine
As Feyerabend retreated from Russian forces he received a bullet wound that damaged the spinal nerves and forced the use of a cane for the rest of his life. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Cultural Association for the Democratic Reform of Germany
This was the year that Paul received a fellowship for studying theatre, which included singing and stage operation. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Modern Physics Article
Paul was hailed as "a raving positivist" when he published this article. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Return to Academics
Paul returned to Vienna to continue his academic studies which consisted of sociology and history. This was not a long term thing due to the fact that he quickly transferred to physics. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
First Meeting of Feyerabend, Popper and Hollitscher
Feyerabend visited the Austrian College of Society in which he worked as a secretary for multiple seminars which led him to meet Karl Popper and Walter Hollitscher. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
First Marriage
Feyerabend met and married his first wife Edeltrud. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Kraft Circle
The "Kraft Circle" was a student philosophy club that was centered around Viktor Kraft. Kraft happened to be the supervisor who had been the lead on Feyerabend's dissertation. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Doctorate in Philosphy
Received doctorate in philosophy for his thesis on “basic statements” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Studying under Karl Popper
Feyerabend chose to study under Karl Popper as his supervisor for the scholarship from the British Council. This happened after Wittgenstein died which was his first choice. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Philosophical Investigations
Feyerabend summarized this book. Kidd, Ian James. “Paul Feyerabend , Against Method , 4th Ed . ( London : Verso , 2010 ). 296, Price $22.95 Pb. Paul Feyerabend , The Tyranny of Science , Ed. Eric Oberheim ( London : Polity , 2011 ). 153, Price $13.18 Pb.” Philosophical Investigations, vol. 36, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 90–94, doi:10.1111/phin.12006. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2182211.pdf?seq=1 -
The Open Society and its Enemies
Feyerabend translated Popper's article into German. Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund). The Open Society and Its Enemies. 7th ed., Routledge, 2002. -
Appointment as Lecturer
Feyerabend was appointed a full-time lecturer at the University of Bristol, England. His summary of Philosophical Investigations had appeared. -
Second Marriage
He married Mary O'Neill which was his second wife. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Quantum Theory
Gave a paper on the quantum theory of measurement to the Colston Research Symposium at the University of Bristol. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Complementarity
Feyerabend, Paul K. “On a Recent Critique of Complementarity: Part I.” Philosophy of Science, vol. 35, no. 4, Philosophy of Science Association, Dec. 1968, pp. 309–31, doi:10.1086/288226. -
An Attempt at a Realistic Interpretation of Experience
Gave lectures on these papers at the University of California, Berkeley. -
Permanent professor at Berkeley
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Das Problem der Existenz theoretischer Entitäten
This argued that all entities are hypothetical and introduced the concept of incommensurability. -
How to be a Good Empiricist
This critique summed up the point of view that Feyerabend had developed. It also introduced the position known as "eliminative materialism". https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
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Reply to Criticism
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Science Without Experience
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Consolations for the Specialist
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Against Method
Feyerabend's first book. The book stated there is no scientific method. https://youtu.be/kDwoGtPbO5w -
Science in a Free Society
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Science in a Free Society
This article appeared which explored anarchism. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Science as an Art
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Farewell to Reason
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Resigned from Berkeley
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Death
Feyerabend died in Genolier,Switzerland. -
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Conquest of Abundance
