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Born in Vienna, Austria -
Unified armed forces of Nazi Germany
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Received Ph. D. in Philosophy -
Studied with Karl Popper. This interaction was key to Feyerabend's future and his stance against methododology. -
University of California, Berkeley
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This was his most known for book where he introduced the "anything goes" phrase, in that, there is no right method of use. He counters multiple methods by challenging case studies that result in the theory of epistemological anarchism. With this theory, he rebels against the rules of methods and believes that this will ultimately free science towards progression. Here's a short educational YouTube video to better understand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85pzjUvBZSI -
Another rebellious strike towards science methods, this book argues that society bends to the will of science and he believed it shouldn't. -
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Died of a brain tumor in Switzerland -
"Anarchy" by Walt Jabsco is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"Books" by Kamal H. is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Collodel, Matteo. “Paul K. Feyerabend: Between Physics and Philosophy.” Blog at WordPress.com, Anything goes, 4 Mar. 2021, www.collodel.org/feyerabend/blog/?page_id=53. Accessed on 5 Feb 2022 "File:Graduate clip art.png" by Murrietahector is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Flag of Austria" by Pedalofilo is licensed under CC0 1.0 -
King, Iain. “The Nazi who Almost Destroyed Science.” Blog at WordPress.com, 4 Jul 2015, www.iainbking.com/2015/07/04/the-nazi-who-almost-destroyed-science/. Accessed 6 Feb 2022 "Paris International Exposition: Men reading (1937)" by Penn State Special Collections Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"R.I.P. Rest In Peace" by Beauteous Babe is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 -
Saxon, Wolfgang. “Paul K. Feyerabend, 70, Anti-Science Philosopher.” The New York Times Archives, March 8, 1994, www.nytimes.com/1994/03/08/us/paul-k-feyerabend-70-anti-science-philosopher.html#:~:text=He%20was%2070.,reached%20emeritus%20status%20in%201990.