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Birth of Paul Feyerabend (1924)
Born in Vienna in 1924 to a civil servant and a seamstress. He spent his childhood sheltered, he did not have many friends nor did he get out much to spend time with anyone but his family. he was also sickly. -
Drafted for War (1942)
After passing his final high school exams, Feyerabend was drafted by the Arbeitsdienst, which was a work service introduced by the Nazis, and was sent to basic training. During his time in service with the German army, he made his way up to the rank of Major, and received the iron cross for leading his men into a village under enemy fire, and occupying it. -
Feyerabend Shifts Interest to Philosophy (1947)
After the war, Feyerabend returned to Vienna and attended the University of Vienna's Institut für Osterreichische Geschichtsforschung to study physics, math, and astronomy. He instead caught interest with Popper and the rest of the Vienna Circle with philosophy with his view of logical positivism. However after further study and evaluation, Feyerabend would conclude in a series of papers beginning in 1957 that science needs realism in order to advance. -
Feyerabend Publishes Against Method. (1975)
Feyerabends Publishes Against Method, his most controversial piece. He referred to his work not as a book, but a letter to Lakatos. It promotes epistemological anarchism, which he describes as there being no right tor wrong way to achieve results and make discoveries. He goes on to even say there is no such thing as the scientific method, shocking the philosophy and science community.
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Feyerabend Dies (1994)
In 1994, Paul Feyerabend passed away in Switzerland. Leaving behind a lasting impression on the philosophical and scientific community alike. His methods are still referred to and studied today, while many view his works revolutionary to what has shaped the philosophy community we live in today. https://youtu.be/8GrVlLYgeZ8