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Paul Feyerabend

By Andrea Hammontree
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    Major works of Paul Fyereabend cited

    Feyerabend, Paul. Against Method. London: Verso, 1993. Print. Feyerabend, Paul. Science in a Free Society. , 1978. Print. Feyerabend, Paul. Farewell to Reason. London: Verso, 1987. Print.

  • Paul Fyereabend

    Paul Fyereabend
    Paul Fyereabend was born January 13, 1924 in Vienna, Austria, he was a well known philosopher.

  • Drafted

    Drafted
    In April of 1942 Fyereabend was drafted into the army and after basic training was assigned near Brest in France. Later he volunteered for officer school and hoped that the war would be over before finishing. he served as an officer starting in1943 through the rest of his active duty until he was shot directing traffic resulting in permanently having to used a stick to walk and having frequent server pain.

  • "Against Method"

    "Against Method"
    In 1975 Fyreeabend's first book was published called the "Against Method" In the book it explains his belief that there isn't any methodological rules that are always used by scientist. Objecting to there being a single method and that having a single method would restrict the chances of gaining progress. The link below explains his book "Against Method'.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXgIKGBJq4s

  • "Science in a Free Society"

    Fyereabend's book titled "Science in a Free Society" was published in 1978 continuing his argument in his book "Against Method". It was on his ideas of reality, criticism, and proliferation. It explained that if one method is not challenged by a contending method then how do we know if it can be proven false.

  • Professor

    Professor
    Paul Fyereabend moved to california and became a U.S. citizen in 1958 to be a professor at Berkley, where he taught from (1958-1990), he also taught at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology from (1980-1991). He retired in 1991.

  • "Farewell to Reason"

    "Farewell to Reason"
    'Farewell to Reason" published in 1987, was a book of essays by Paul Fyereabend that explained that he was against scientific rationalism.

  • Gone But Not Forgotten

    Gone But Not Forgotten
    Paul Fyereabend died at the age of 70 due to a brain tumor in 1994. He still lives on in his work.