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An Attempt at a Realistic Interpretation of Experience
In this article, Paul Feyerabend challenged the ideas of Logical Positivism and published his idea of "Thesis I". Thesis I reversed the direction of experience interpretation from experience to theory, to theory into interpretation. Feyerabend, Paul K. “An Attempt at a Realistic Interpretation of Experience.” Realism, Rationalism and Scientific Method: Philosophical Papers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981. 17–36. Print. -
How to be a Good Empiricist: A Plea for Tolerance in Matters Epistemological
In this work, Feyerabend works to emphasize the importance of working with different theories rather than working on just one theory. He was primarily concerned with openness of empiricism in metaphysics in this work. Feyerabend, Paul K. How to Be a Good Empiricist: A Plea for Tolerance in Matters ..., michaeluhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/feyerabend1.pdf. Accessed 9 June 2024. -
Science Without Experience
In this article, Feyerabend attempts to formulate natural scientific theories without the need of the senses. In this he attempts to disprove the need for empiricism. Feyerabend, Paul K. “Science Without Experience.” The Journal of Philosophy, vol. 66, no. 22, 1969, pp. 791–94. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2024369. Accessed 9 June 2024. The video below is a short description of Paul Feyerabend's life and works.
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Classical Empiricism
In this article, Feyerabend uses ideology opposing "Classical Empiricism" referring to it as "Dogmatic Ideology".
Fraassen, Bas C. van. “Sola Experientia?-Feyerabend’s Refutation of Classical Empiricism: Philosophy of Science.” Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press, 1 Apr. 2022, www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy-of-science/article/abs/sola-experientiafeyerabends-refutation-of-classical-empiricism/B4F7B92876A11A7BD146759BC99BB3F9#article.