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Paul Feyerabend was born 13 January 1924. Feyerabend graduated high school in 1942 and at the end of the year was then drafted into the German Army (Preston, 2003, p. 3). Sources:
Paul Berkeley. (n.d.). [Photograph]. https://pkfeyerabend.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Paul-berkeley.jpg The Worst Enemy of Science? : Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend, edited by John Preston, et al., Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. -
According to John Preston, et al., while serving his country, he was shot got discharged from the military, began taking classes in 1945 (2000, p. 3). He eventually became familiar with Karl Popper in 1948 (Preston, 2000, p. 3).
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The Worst Enemy of Science? : Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend, edited by John Preston, et al., Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=273266. -
According to Preston, et al., after Feyerabend received his doctorates in astronomy in 1951, he would acquire his doctorates in philosophy. Source:
The Worst Enemy of Science? : Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend, edited by John Preston, et al., Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=273266. -
In 1952, Preston mentions that Feyerabend departed Austria to go study with Karl Popper in England; during his studies Feyerabend became familiar with Popper's Falsification philosophy and then returned to Austria in 1953 (2000, p.4).
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The Worst Enemy of Science? : Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend, edited by John Preston, et al., Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=273266. -
In 1959, Feyerabend was offered a permanent teaching position at the University of Berkeley, and traveled to teach over the world; his experiences at the university would strongly shape his philosophical ideas (Preston, 2000, p. 5).
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The Worst Enemy of Science? : Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend, edited by John Preston, et al., Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=273266. -
In 1975, Feyerabend publishes his book, Against Method, which showcased his philosophical belief of "knowledge anarchy"; this work shook the foundations to show how many errors were between abstract and actual ways of thinking (Preston, 2000, p. 6).
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The Worst Enemy of Science? : Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend, edited by John Preston, et al., Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=273266. -
Before retirement in 1991, Feyerabend would continue to teach his philosophical view of "anything goes." This YouTube video shows and explains in simplistic terms what Feyerabend's "The Against Method" actually is.
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According to John Preston, et al., Paul Feyerabend died shortly after his 70th birthday, on 11 February 1994 in Switzerland (p. 3). Source:
The Worst Enemy of Science? : Essays in Memory of Paul Feyerabend, edited by John Preston, et al., Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=273266.
