Paul Feyerabend (13 January 1924- 11 February 1994)

  • Against Method. Against Everything?

    Against Method. Against Everything?
    Based off an article written five years prior, this book is not only a culmination of previous ideas put forth, but an expansion of these ideas. By highlighting what he considers problematic aspects such as practice over methodology, Paul Feyerabend is able to effectively put forth viable solutions such as the falsification of results of theories. In doing so he offers an opportunity for the reevaluation of the theory of knowledge.
  • Well known and Remembered

    Well known and Remembered
    The initial volume of what is considered to be his most famous of works Paul Feyerabend emphasizes the role Linguistics has in philosophy from arguments to investigation; capable of solution expedition or early termination. Paul Feyerabend subscribes to John Stuarts methods of realism, but also diverges and puts forth that some previously considered ideas are not without merit.
  • Empiricism and Examining Professor Lewis

    Empiricism and Examining Professor Lewis
    The second volume of his notorious works, this is a compilation of essays details a range of Paul Feyerabend’s assessments. He examines several scientific research methods including the empiricism of Professor C.I. Lewis as well linguistic methods. In doing so he makes the argument beyond empiricism into the realm of complete and total creativity.
  • Feyerabend-Lakatos Dynamic

    Feyerabend-Lakatos Dynamic
    This book chronicles the Imre Lakatos and Paul Feyerabend dynamic including their correspondence that was cut short due to Lakatos death. It also chronicles several Feyerabend’s theses including the introduction to Epistemological Anarchism. In doing so he differs the thesis from the more common political-type anarchism and outlines it as entertaining or even defending any and all ideals, regardless of how outlandish it may seem.