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Feyerabend receives Doctorate
After serving in the German army in World War 2, Feyerabend attended the university of Vienna. He studied sociology, physics and history. He changed his field finally to philosophy, earning his doctorate in 1951.
Preseton, J. (2020) Pual Feyerabend. Retrieved from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Appointment to Bristol
Earning his first academic appointment from the university of Bristol, Feyerabend developed critical thoughts on science and the way it was considered to be a superior field. He argued against established scientific methods as incomplete or invalid considering all the factors that they do not take into account.
Preseton, J. (2020) Pual Feyerabend. Retrieved from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/ -
Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge
In his book, Feyerabend criticizes science and the way it is carried out as having no universal rules and therefore is not as true as people have come to accept. He also sided with the Church's response to Galileo's heliocentric model, saying that Galileo had to 'create' new scientific methods rather than build upon previous methods as the philosophy of science would demand.
Feyerabend, P. (1975). Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge. -
Farewell to Reason
Feyerabend was critical of many aspects of the scientific community. He felt that it had become a devoid of human nature and that newer generations no longer studied philosophies, only continuing on scientific methods and practices which he also did not accept as valid in certain aspects.
Feyerabend, P. (1987). Farewell to Reason. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books/about/Farewell_to_Reason.html?id=-YppG0dT03AC