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Born - Vienna Austria
Born into a Middle-Class family of limited means in Post World War I Europe. Sickly as a child he began a life long love of books after learning to read. Citation
Preston, John. “Paul Feyerabend.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 24 Aug. 2020, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
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Served in German Army WWII
Drafted into the German Wermacht during World War II, he served in France and the Baltic's. Near the end of the War he was severely wounded and as a result suffered lifelong pain and loss of some mobility. Citation
Preston, John. “Paul Feyerabend.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 24 Aug. 2020, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
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Introduction to Circle of Vienna - Philosophers
"In his formative years, Paul Feyerabend enjoyed personal contacts with leading representatives of contemporary philosophy of science, such as former members of the Vienna Circle and Karl Popper, but also prominent scientists such as Erwin Schrödinger and David Bohm." (n.a.,n.d.) Citation
“Paul K. Feyerabend.” Paul K Feyerabend Foundation, https://www.pkfeyerabend.org/en/paul-k-feyerabend/. -
Against Method Published
His work argued about the place of methods in the context of the Philosophy of Science, even to any standardization, revolutions within Historical periods, and even argued for Anarchy over Rationalism in gaining knowledge. Citation
FEYERABEND, Paul K. Against Method. VERSO, 1975. -
Science in a Free Society Published
Written largely in response to the overwhelming controversy his previous work had generated. Included chapters dedicated to reviews of his first work. Argued for not only a separation of Church and State, but Science and State as well. Citation
Feyerabend, Paul. Science in a Free Society. Verso, 1978. -
Died - Genolier, Switzerland
Cause of Death - Brain Tumor -
Tyranny of Science Published (Posthumously)
This work published after his death argues about the veracity of scientific presumptions, even challenging how facts might have become more ideological than based in reality. Bemoaned how science had become too general. Citation
Feyerabend, Paul, and Eric Oberheim. Tyranny of Science. Polity Press, 2011.