Paul Karl Feyerabend, born 13 January 1924 and died 11 February 1994, was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of science, who began his academic career as a lecturer at the University of Bristol before moving to the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for three decades. His most famous work is Against Method, published in 1975, in which he argues that there are no universally valid methodological rules for scientific inquiry, and he also wrote on the politics of science, including in his book Science in a Free Society. Feyerabend is recognized as one of the most important twentieth century philosophers of science, often mentioned alongside Thomas Kuhn, Imre Lakatos and N.R. Hanson as a crucial figure in the historical turn in philosophy of science, and his work on scientific pluralism has been markedly influential on the Stanford School and much contemporary philosophy of science; he also wrote on the politics of science, ancient philosophy, philosophy of art and political philosophy, and his final work was an autobiography, Killing Time, completed on his deathbed.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountHis 1975 book Against Method, arguing that no universally valid methodological rules govern scientific inquiry, defined his position of epistemological anarchism. 1 Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own account Office HeldSourced to the subject's own accountLecturer in philosophy of science, University of Bristol (1955-1958); professor, University of California, Berkeley (1958-1989); professor, ETH Zurich (1980-1990) 1 Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountGenolier, Vaud, Switzerland 1 TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountEpistemological anarchism in philosophy of science; grouped with Thomas Kuhn and Imre Lakatos in the historical turn. 1 Classification
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Paul Karl Feyerabend (; FY-ur-ah-bent; German: [ˈfaɪɐˌʔaːbm̩t]; January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994) was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of science.
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Feyerabend was born in 1924 in Vienna, Austria.
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After a short period of suffering from an inoperable brain tumor, he died in 1994 at the Genolier Clinic, overlooking Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
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He is often mentioned alongside Thomas Kuhn, Imre Lakatos, and N. R. Hanson as a crucial figure in the historical turn in philosophy of science, and his work on scientific pluralism has been markedly influential on the Stanford School and on much contemporary philosophy of science.
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Feyerabend's most famous work is Against Method (1975), wherein he argues that there are no universally valid methodological rules for scientific inquiry.
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He started his academic career as lecturer in philosophy of science at the University of Bristol (1955-1958); afterward, he moved to the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for three decades (1958-1989).
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was an Austrian philosopher
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Paul Karl Feyerabend (; FY-ur-ah-bent; German: [ˈfaɪɐˌʔaːbm̩t]; January 13, 1924, February 11, 1994) was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of science.
In Branch: Philosophy of Science, Infobox: main_interests
Philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of mind
In Branch: Epistemology, Infobox: main_interests
Philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of mind
In Branch: Political Philosophy, Infobox: main_interests
Philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of mind
In Branch: Philosophy of Mind, Infobox: main_interests
Philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, ancient philosophy, philosophy of mind
In Tradition: Analytic Philosophy, Infobox: school_tradition
Analytic philosophy
In Group: Analytic Philosophy Of Science, Infobox: school_tradition
Analytic philosophy
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