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Birthdate
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Service in the German Army
After passing his final High School exams, Feyerabend was drafted into the German Army. He volunteered for Officer school after serving a few years.
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University of California, Berkely
Feyerabend taught for over three decades at the University of California at Berkeley (1958–1990)
https://www.pkfeyerabend.org/en/paul-k-feyerabend/ -
Stanford University
Feyerabend lectured in the U.S. at Stanford university
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Against Method
Feyerabend published an article “Against Method “in which he attacked many accounts of science methodology. Lakatos, responded with the idea of having a debate they could call “For and Against Method”. Lakatos argues the “For”, Feyerabend argues the “Against”. Feyerabend wrote the book “Against Method“ and dedicated it to Lakatos. Preston,J.“PaulFeyerabend.”StanfordEncyclopediaofPhilosophy,MetaphysicsResearchLab,StanfordUniversity,2020,plato.stanford.edu/entries/feyerabend/#AgaiMeth1970 -
Death
He died at his home in Zurich, from a brain tumor. -