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Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994)
Paul Feyerabend is born in Vienna, Austria. -
Feyerabend meets Karl Popper
At the meeting of the international summer seminar of Austrian College, Paul met Karl Popper. One of the most influential philosophers of science. -
Feyerabend gets his Doctorate
Paul obtained his doctorate from the University of Vienna in philosophy. -
Feyerabend rejects Falsification
Karl Popper's theory of falsification did not sit well with Paul, he thought when scientists researched, there was no way to tell between pseudoscience and real science. -
The book "Against Method"
Paul published "Against Method: Theory of Knowledge" in 1975. He argued that feasible explanations of scientific successes are explanations that must now replace a rational statement or experiment in the theory of knowledge. -
Feyerabend Epistemological Anarchism
Paul thought of scientists using non-science methods. Is "Epistemological Anarchism" resulting in no difference or way to tell pseudoscience and real science apart. -
Feyerabend teaches
Between 1977 and 1990, Paul taught at a few Universities in his older age. -
Feyerabrand "Killing time"
Paul published his autobiography, titled "Killing Time." -
Feyerabend dies
Paul died in Switzerland caused by a brain tumor. 1994 -
Citations
Mcleod, Saul. “Karl Popper - Theory of Falsification.” Karl Popper - Theory of Falsification | Simply Psychology, 1 May 2020, https://www.simplypsychology.org/Karl-Popper “Paul Feyerabend.”
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Paul_Feyerabend. Preston, John. “Paul Feyerabend.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 24 Aug. 2020, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/.
