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Early Life
Paul Feyerabend was born in Vienna. As a child he always showed interest in singing, theatre. By the age of 14 his country became part of Hitler's Reich (a liberation from Catholic totalitarianism).
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Military Service
By the age of 18, Feyerabend graduates from high school and is drafted into German Arbeitdeinst (a state sponsored employment service). He served as an infantry soldier. (https://iainbking.com/2015/07/04/the-nazi-who-almost-destroyed-science/) -
Injury Ends Service
Feyerabend volunteers to attend officer school. He would then serve in the northern part of the eastern front during the war. He would be awarded the Iron Cross and he is promoted to Lieutenant. Feyerabend was directing traffic when he was struck by gunfire which he endured a severe injury to his spine. Upon discharge, he was permanently disabled with a limp. https://iainbking.com/2015/07/04/the-nazi-who-almost-destroyed-science/ -
Ideology Changes
Feyerabend views on Nazi ideology changes. It is explained that he never wanted to be taken over by this belief or way of life. Feyerabend therefor returns home to Vienna and began to write works for a theater. He also started his educational studies in history and sociology. However after being influenced by physicist Felix Ehrenhaft at the university, he turns to study physics to better understand the nature of science. -
Military Service Injury
Upon returning to Vienna and with the goal in mind to enter into college, Feyerabend learns of his mother's suicide when he was 23 years old. However he would continue to pursue towards his life's greatest achievements. In 1948, he meets Karl Popper at a seminar Popper lectured; and begins to call himself a "Popperian". Also attends London School of Economics in 1952, for graduate research.
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Begins Publishing and Academic Career
In 1953, Feyerabend translates Popper's "The Open Society and its Enemies" into German language when he returns again to Vienna.In 1954, he publishes Wittgenstein's "Quantum mechanics".
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Other Influences
In 1956, Feyerabend marries second wife Mary O'Neill. Also publishes novel on "Paradox of Analysis". And is influenced by quantum physicist, David Bohm. In 1957, Feyerabend lecture's a speech on Quantum Theory Measurement at the Research Symposium at University of Bristol.
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Longterm Academia
Feyerabend continued to travel in and out of several countries lecturing to visiting universities, he remained permanently at the University of California Berkeley for the next three decades teaching. He also publishes "An Attempt at a Realistic Interpretation of Experience and Complementarity" familiar to Popper's falsification views.In 1959, he applies for U.S. citizenship. And continued to publish his works. -
Critiques Others
Feyerabend continued to create his own ideology and begins to refute his colleagues. For instance, in 1962 he criticizes Hempel, Nagel on empiricist accounts of explanation and theoretical reduction; and introduces concept of incommensurability. Also he continued to refute empiricism views up throughout the 1960's. Feyerabend also begins to disagree with Popperian views as well and instead embarks on a "Epistemological anarchism". -
Final Refutes
Throughout the mid 1960's towards the mid 1970's Feyerabend continued to refute and write articles against other philosophies of empiricism views. In 1974, Popper's "Objective Knowledge" is also challenged by Feyerabend. As he learned to that his friendship with his friend Lakotos comes to an end when he succumbs. Yet his collaborated works would still be published. -
Feyerabend's Works Embarks
Against Method is first published in 1975 by Feyerabend. His most greatest accomplished writing. Yet he continued to be challenged on his view of relativism. He also publishes "Science in a Free Society" in 1978, German edition. And "Philosophical Papers", first two volumes in English in 1981. "Science as an Art" (1984). Farewell to Reason (1987). -
Later years
Feyerabend marries his fourth wife Grazia Borrini in 1989 after meeting her in 1983 at a Berkeley lecture. In 1990, he resigns from Berkeley and retires from Zurich in 1991. He also publishes Knowledge and Beyond Reason as he finally turns his views away from relativism. -
End of Life
Paul Feyerabend succumbs from a brain tumor at Genolier Clinic in Genolier, Switzerland in 1994. His works were continued to be honored at several major memorial symposia and colloquia for the next two years after his death. In 1995, his autobiography was published called, "Killing Time". And in 1999, also Conquest of Abundance was published. -
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Works Cited
King, I. 2015. The Nazi who Almost Destroyed Science. Retrieved from https://iainbking.com/2015/07/04/the-nazi-who-almost-destroyed-science/
Preston,T. 2016. "Paul Feyerabend" The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition),Edward N. Zalta (ed).URL=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/fayerabend/
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