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Birth
Born in Vienna, Austria -
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Education
Studies history and sociology at the University of Vienna. During that time he switches over to philosophy and studies under Austrian philosopher Karl Popper's disciple Victor Kraft. Preston, John. "Paul Feyerabend." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 10 Sept. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
Explanation, Reduction, and Empiricism
publishes a paper called Explanation, Reduction, and Empiricism which he criticizes the the logical empiricism that has dominated philosophy of science during that time. Preston, John. "Paul Feyerabend." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 10 Sept. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
Epistemological Anarchism
begins the to articulate the concept of epistemological anarchism which begins to argue that science should not follow just one method or a single set of rules. Preston, John. "Paul Feyerabend." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 10 Sept. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
Free Society
Science in a Free Society was published in 1978 and was a a sequel to Against Method and where he defends his view on science. Preston, John. "Paul Feyerabend." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 10 Sept. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
Death
Dies in Genolier, Switzerland -
Killing Time
his philosophical autobiography titled killing Time gets published and is where he reflects on his career and his intellectual development. Preston, John. "Paul Feyerabend." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 10 Sept. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/.