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Born
Paul Feyerabend was born in Vienna to a seamstress and a civil servant January 13th, 1924. -
Received his Doctorate for his thesis on "Basic Statements."
Paul Feyerabends "Basic Statements" was self described as notes he had taken while in the position of student leader of the philosophical circle based on Viktor Kraft. “Paul Feyerabend.” Obo, www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195396577/obo-9780195396577-0046.xml. Accessed 9 Apr. 2023. -
"Das Problem der Existenz theoretischer Entitäten"
In "Das Problem der Existenz theoretischer Entitäten" Feyerabend argued that there is no special problem of theoretical entities and they are all hypothetical. Preston, John. “Paul Feyerabend (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).” Stanford.edu, 2016, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
"How to be a Good Empiricist"
In this work, Feyerabend introduced the new position now known as "eliminative materialism". It included two main articles on the Mind and Body problem which summed up his point of view. Preston, John. “Paul Feyerabend (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).” Stanford.edu, 2016, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
Science Without Experience
In this article, Feyerabend gave up his attempt at being an empiricist. He argued that in principle, experience is not needed at any point in the construction, comprehension or testing of empirical scientific testing. Preston, John. “Paul Feyerabend (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).” Stanford.edu, 2016, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
Against Method
In this writing, Feyerabend argues that there is no such thing as the scientific method. He argued that great scientists are opportunists that that will violate empiricist methodology if necessary. “Against Method.” The Anarchist Library, 2019, theanarchistlibrary.org/library/paul-feyerabend-against-method. -
Farewell to Reason
The main message of this work is that relativism is the answer to the problems of conflicting beliefs and ways of life. Preston, John. “Paul Feyerabend (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).” Stanford.edu, 2016, plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/. -
Death
Paul Feyerabend died in Vaud, Switzerland at the Genolier clinic on February 11th, 1994. youtube