
Philosophy of Science
Paul Feyerabend
1924–1994
“Anything goes—the only principle that does not inhibit progress.”
Paul Feyerabend was an Austrian-born philosopher of science best known for his work Against Method, in which he argued that science has no special method and that attempts to enforce one stifle scientific progress. His epistemological anarchism remains controversial and influential.
Contribution
Against Method, epistemological anarchism
Key Works
- • Against Method
- • Science in a Free Society
- • Farewell to Reason