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Journal articles on the topic "Paul Feyerabend"

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Anetoh, Bonaventure Chike. "An Analysis of Paul Feyerabend’s Incommensurability Theory." JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL POLICY 8, no. 2 (August 25, 2023): 25–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.56201/jhsp.v8.no2.2022.pg25.39.

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This article focuses on an analysis of Paul Feyerabend’s incommensurability theory. Paul Feyerabend and Thomas Kuhn are the proponents of incommensurability theory in contemporary philosophy of science, though their views on incommensurability thesis are not exactly the same. Incommensurability theory is one of the major contributions of Paul Feyerabend in philosophy of science. The fundamental questions are: What actually does Feyerabend mean by incommensurability of fundamental scientific theories? Do the meanings of scientific concepts change when scientific theories change? Do scientific theories affect the meanings of scientific concepts? How does Feyerabend’s incommensurability theory differ from that of Thomas Kuhn? Has Feyerabend’s incommensurability theory any implication for scientific development? What are the strengths and weaknesses of Feyerabend’s incommensurability theory? These and other related issues are the central focus of this article. Employing basically analytical method, this article examines Feyerabend’s incommensurability theory. This study discovers that Feyerabend’s incommensurability theory has both relationship of similarity and dissimilarity with that of Kuhn, and at the same time has implications for scientific development. It also argues that Feyerabend’s idea leads to relativism and subjectivism. The researcher concludes that though Feyerabend’s incommensurability theory has some shortcomings, Feyerabend is a force to reckon with in contemporary philosophy of science as a result of his innovations and revolutionary ideas in the discipline.
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Widarda, Dodo. "Demokrasi Sosial dalam Pemikiran Paul Feyerabend." TEMALI : Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial 2, no. 2 (July 3, 2019): 184–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.15575/jt.v2i2.4444.

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This article reevaluates Feyerabend’s thought in formatting social order based on his concept of Anything Goes. The discussion is a new challenge for social studies in the new circumstances and time. By taking Feyerabend’s books this study describes and analyzes the format of Feyerabend’s thought, what are being rejected by him, and what is being proposed by him in order to develop democracy in the community. By his effort, it is clear that Feyerabend places democracy as his fundamental reference for his idea of intellectual movement. Finally, this article contextualizes Feyerabend’s thought with what being happened in our time.
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Hacking, Ian. "Killing Time: The Autobiography of Paul Feyerabend. Paul K. Feyerabend." Isis 87, no. 2 (June 1996): 334–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/357492.

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Brown, Matthew J., and Ian James Kidd. "Introduction: Reappraising Paul Feyerabend." Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 57 (June 2016): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.11.003.

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VARGAS, MILTON. "PAUL FEYERABEND, O ANARQUISTA." Revista USP, no. 34 (August 30, 1997): 166. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9036.v0i34p166-174.

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DÖRING, EBERHARD. "Paul K. Feyerabend, Zeitverschwendung." Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie (AZP) 20, no. 3 (1995): 273–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/0340-7969-1995-3-273.

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Wahyudi, M. Agus, Syamsul Rijal, Silahuddin, and M. Ikhwan. "IMPLIKASI EPISTEMOLOGIS PEMIKIRAN FILSAFAT PAUL KARL FEYERABEND: KEBEBASAN AKADEMIK DALAM PENGEMBANGAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN ISLAM." Academic Journal of Islamic Principles and Philosophy 4, no. 1 (September 3, 2023): 135–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.22515/ajipp.v4i1.6676.

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Paul Karl Feyerabend has an idea called Epistemological Anarchism, which is a method used to criticize the establishment of knowledge with the aim of developing science itself. Academic freedom is one of the attitudes to develop knowledge while prioritizing objectivity. This research will discuss the implications of Feyerabend's thinking on developing knowledge and science in Islam. This research uses a library research approach with the method of collecting library data related to the research topic. The study results show that Feyerabend's concept of epistemological anarchism holds that there are no methodological rules in the development of knowledge and science. Feyerabend, finding a truth does not have to be through unnecessary falsification, but a truth can be found through new theories that have practical benefits. Epistemological anarchism has relevance to the epistemology of science development in Islam, namely as a way or steps to obtain educational knowledge based on Islamic fundamentals.
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Pridar, Ahmad Ashshiddiqie, and Sabarudin Sabarudin. "Anarchism Paul Karl Feyerabend: His Concept and Dedication to Development of Contemporary Islamic Education." Edumaspul: Jurnal Pendidikan 7, no. 2 (October 1, 2023): 3521–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.33487/edumaspul.v7i2.6951.

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Education is a basic and very important activity for every individual. Through education, humans can gain knowledge about everything. Apart from that, education also influences human awareness in knowing God more deeply and understanding themselves. Therefore, quality education will provide the expected results, namely the use of an individual's intellectual abilities in all aspects of his life. Paul Karl Feyerabend is known as a controversial philosopher who put forward anarchist views in epistemology and scientific methodology. In the context of Islamic education, Feyerabend believes that freedom of thought, criticism and dialogue are important principles that must be emphasized in the learning process. The purpose of this research is to investigate the concept and dedication of Paul Karl Feyerabend in the context of contemporary Islamic education with an anarchist perspective. This research is library research with a qualitative approach that focuses on descriptive analysis based on data information obtained, including sources. primary or secondary. The results of the analysis show that in Feyerabend's view, the concept of anarchism is not about disorder or chaos, but rather about diversity, plurality, and criticism of authority and norms that inhibit freedom of thought and expression. Feyerabend's dedication to contemporary Islamic education can be seen in his efforts to promote freedom of thought, independent research and as a source of inspiration for developing alternative approaches to religious learning. The anything goes principle provides the basis for creating an educational environment that is inclusive, critical, and based on freedom of thought.
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Munchin, David. "‘Is theology a science?’ Paul Feyerabend's anarchic epistemology as challenge test to T. F. Torrance's scientific theology." Scottish Journal of Theology 64, no. 4 (September 26, 2011): 439–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003693061100024x.

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AbstractTo answer in the affirmative Barth's question ‘Is theology a science? is to acknowledge both that such a question has a history and that the predicate ‘scientific’ is a contested one. T. F. Torrance inTheological Scienceand subsequent publications, seeks to proceed with a minimalist conception of science, as a study whose methods are directed by ‘faithfulness to object’. Paul Feyerabend, inAgainst Methodand subsequent publications, contends that such a minimalism amounts to an admission that there is no such thing as ‘the scientific method’, and that therefore the predicate ‘scientific’ lacks coherence and substance. According to Feyerabend, philosophers like Michael Polanyi (an important influence upon Torrance) are simply not bold enough to see their work through to the radical conclusions which it demands and he provides. For Feyerabend, science's reference to qualities such as ‘objectivity’ and ‘rationality’ are simply a smoke-screen for decisively influential vested interests of power and wealth – it is these which ultimately determine what we mean by science, and these which therefore must be unmasked in the cause of humanism. However, in the course of this dialogue we reveal that Feyerabend is too careless a thinker, given to rushing prematurely and too willingly to unwarranted and simplistic dichotomies. Thus Torrance's notion of the ‘scientific’ emerges intact, but not without Feyerabend's stimulating challenge raising important questions, not least to theology as a science. For here, above all, ‘human’ factors are likely unduly to influence scientific knowledge. Thus Feyerabend also points to areas where Torrance's project needs further development and closer scrutiny.
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Gargiulo, Teresa. "El relativismo de Paul Karl Feyerabend." Ideas y Valores 65, no. 160 (March 31, 2016): 95–120. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v65n160.42248.

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<p>Los críticos que han interpretado el pensamiento de Feyerabend como un relativismo radical no hacen justicia a su intencionalidad, y se muestran incapaces de comprender la unidad de su obra, en particular, su abandono posterior de los ideales relativis-tas. Se busca distinguir las diversas posiciones de Feyerabend frente al relativismo y exponer su reducción al absurdo de las nociones de la ciencia propias del positivis-mo lógico y del racionalismo crítico. Así mismo, se plantea cómo Feyerabend, ante la ausencia de un criterio para discernir la tarea científica, postula un relativismo, pero, al final de su vida, busca elaborar una metafísica de la abundancia que supere las coordenadas de aquel.</p>
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Paul Feyerabend"

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Brinco, António Carlos Freire. "Feyerabend." Master's thesis, FCT - UNL, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/1067.

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É objectivo desta dissertação sobre Teoria e Incomensurabilidade em Feyerabend, aprofundar o conhecimento da problemática, da interpretação de teorias científicas e o contexto da sua emergência e configuração, tal como é dada a ler nos primeiros ensaios. Consideraram-se para o efeito, relevantes, sobretudo, as fontes primárias, em que tal temática é avaliada. O primeiro capítulo estrutura-se a partir de Realism and Historicity of Knowledge, escrito a pensar em Bohr, porque este ensaio, embora posterior, sintetiza os problemas que se levantam às tradições abstractas quando procuram acomodar o progresso científico, esquecendo a história. Assinalámos assim o fundo de tensão de que emerge o problema da avaliação do potencial heurístico das teorias científicas. Mobilizámos Knowledge without Foundations, por parecer incontornável a matriz popperiana da recusa fundacionalista que nesse período projectava, e Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations por levantar os problemas da pragmática do saber científico a partir da discussão dos jogos de linguagem e dos seus lances, porque os considerámos estruturantes. No segundo capítulo procurámos desenvolver o tema da incomensurabilidade entre teorias não instanciais sucessivas mobilizando para o efeito os ensaios onde nos pareceu ser dominante a análise e a perspectivação histórica do debate dialéctico (positivismo/realismo) acerca dos problemas decorrentes das interacções entre teoria e experiência, teoria e observação, teoria e linguagem corrente e teoria e prática científica como é o caso em Attempt at a Realistic Interpretation of Experience, em que avança a Tese I e expõe o irrealismo da tese da estabilidade e a irrelevância das mudanças no emprego de termos científicos na linguagem corrente, por força de mutações ocorridas na supra estrutura teórica. Desenvolvemos também a partir de Explanation, Reduction and Empiricism, os problemas e as dificuldades da interpretação de teorias científicas decorrentes da pretensão ortodoxa de justificação formal de redução e explicação de teorias gerais, desenvolvida quer na teoria da redução de Nagel, quer na teoria da explicação de Hempel e Oppenheim . Encerramos o capítulo com o problemas da testabilidade de teorias científicas e a solução que a adopção, quer do princípio da proliferação, quer de alternativas fortes, introduziria. O terceiro capítulo enfatiza, para lá dos consensos partilhados e das diferenças assumidas, a importância das contribuições de Feyerabend, Kuhn e Lakatos para a problematização das teses do neopositivismo, do racionalismo crítico e do falsificacionismo na história e filosofia da ciência.
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Oliveira, Tiago Luis Teixeira de. "A mudança nas ciências segundo Paul Feyerabend." Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1843/BUOS-8N7FCN.

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This work is a general exposition of the Austrian philosophy of science Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) regarding the problem of scientific change. Feyerabend's thought develops into methodological and epistemological discussions marked by a dispute between logical positivism and critical rationalism. Contention that sees the new historicist element emerging whose introduction, among others, was due to Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend. We organize our text to address the feyerabendian criticism of the empiricist model of theoretical change, namely the logic of reduction (Nagel) and explanation (Hempel and Oppenheim). In our first chapter we show the Feyerabend's rejection of the idea of neutrality of the observational language and the thesis of consistency and stability of the terms required, according to him, by the instrumentalist interpretation of theories. Our second chapter makes a similar path regarding to critical rationalism. The falsificationist model is shown insufficient for historical and methodological reasons. We discussed in our text the attribution of the "relativist deviation" to the historicist approach of the author. We present Feyerabend's opposition to the notion of verisimilitude. Against this idea, the philosopher states that a comparison of content ignores that a theoretical change can cause an ontological change. Our third chapter develops better the incipient ideas of our earlier chapters, in order to situate feyerabendian philosophy within his methodological option for realism. In this last chapter we discuss the hypothetical realism, incommensurability and his infamous theoretical anarchism, concluding on the possibility of a new rationality attentive to the themes introduced by the author.
Este trabalho é uma exposição geral da filosofia da ciência do austríaco Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994) no que concerne ao problema da mudança científica. O pensamento de Feyerabend se desenvolve dentro de discussões metodológicas e epistemológicas marcadas pela disputa entre o positivismo lógico e o racionalismo crítico. Disputa essa que vê surgir o novo elemento historicista cuja introdução entreouros, deveu-se a Thomas Kuhn e Paul Feyerabend. Organizamos o nosso texto de forma a abordar primeiramente a crítica feyerabendiana ao modelo empirista de troca teórica, nomeadamente a lógica da redução (Nagel) e da explicação (Hempel e Oppenheim). No nosso primeiro capítulo abordamos a recusa de Feyerabend à ideia deneutralidade da linguagem observacional e das condições de consistência e estabilidade dos termos exigidas, segundo ele, pela interpretação instrumentalista das teorias. Nosso segundo capítulo realiza um percurso semelhante com relação ao racionalismo crítico Omodelo falsificacionista é demonstrado insuficiente por razões metodológicas e históricas. Discutimos no nosso texto a atribuição do desvio relativista à aproximação historicista do autor. Expomos a contraposição de Feyerabend à noção de verossimilhança. Contra essa ideia o filósofo estabelece que uma comparação por conteúdo ignora que uma mudança teórica pode ocasionar uma mudança ontológica.Nosso terceiro capítulo desenvolve melhor as ideias incipientes nos anteriores, de modo a situar a filosofia feyerabendiana no interior de sua opção metodológica pelo realismo. Nesse último capítulo discutimos o realismo hipotético, a incomensurabilidade teórica e o famigerado anarquismo, concluindo sobre a possibilidade de uma nova racionalidade atenta aos temas introduzidos pelo autor.
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Abrah?o, Luiz Henrique de Lacerda. "A tese da incomensurabilidade teórica em Paul Feyerabend." Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1843/BUOS-9MGKQ3.

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The present work outlines a reflection on the genesis, the structure and the assumptions behind the incommensurability thesis proposed by Austrian philosopher Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994). The research is greatly aimed at the discussion of the formative elements of the concept as well as its epistemological constitution and methodological repercussions. The body of the work is laid out according to a methodological arrangement in which Feyrabends writings are organized in three chronological building blocks. Firstly, it is evaluated the role that the reflections by Wittgenstein, Duhem and Hanson regarding the contextual character of the scientific concepts and observations played at the conceptualization of the proto-version of incommensurability. Furthermore, it is evaluated how the Thesis I, defended by Feyerabend in 1958, which states that the observational language is determined by the theories which we use to explain what we observe, goes against the double-language model of scientific vocabulary. Secondly, it is displayed the defining methodological and historical arguments of the incommensurability thesis present in the seminal Feyerabends article Explanation, Reduction and Empiricism (1962). Moreover, it is tracked the origin of the criticism to the conditions of logical consistency and meaning invariance within Feyerabends divergence with Niels Bohr demand for preservation of classical vocabulary at the description of microphysical events. The resemblances and antagonisms between Feyerabend and Kuhn points of view regarded to the structure of scientific knowledge and the incommensurability thesis are also analyzed. Finally, it is overlooked the incommensurability thesis variations from the standpoint of the reformulation of the Feyerabends contextual theory of meaning and the debate with the Popperian model of scientific progress as verisimilitude increase of theories. The development of the concept in Against Method, the critical reception of the Feyerabends idea from the 1970s, and the final considerations of Feyerabend about the theme end the threefold core of this work. As a result, this work stands for the rejection of the irrational interpretations of the proposal of Feyerabend and presents how a hypothetical realism is assumed within his version of incommensurability thesis.
O presente trabalho apresenta uma reflexão sobre a gênese, a estrutura e os pressupostos da tese da incomensurabilidade teórica proposta pelo filósofo austríaco Paul Feyerabend (1924-1994). A pesquisa visa principalmente discutir os elementos formativos do conceito, sua constituição epistemológica e suas repercussões metodológicas. O corpo do trabalho é disposto segundo um recorte metodológico no qual os escritos de Feyerabend são organizados em três blocos cronológicos. Em primeiro lugar, é avaliado o papel que as reflexões de Wittgenstein, Duhem e Hanson acerca do caráter contextual dos conceitos e das observações científicas desempenharam na formulação da protoversão da incomensurabilidade. Além disto, é indicado como a Tese I defendida por Feyerabend em 1958, a qual afirma que a linguagem observacional é determinada pelas teorias que usamos para explicar o que observamos, combate o modelo da dupla-linguagem do vocabulário científico. Em segundo lugar, são expostos os argumentos metodológicos e históricos definidores da tese da incomensurabilidade presente no artigo feyerabendiano Explicação, Redução e Empirismo (1962). Ademais, é rastreada a origem da crítica às condições de consistência lógica e invariância do significado na divergência de Feyerabend com a exigência de Niels Bohr de preservação do vocabulário clássico na descrição dos eventos microfísicos. As aproximações e antagonismo entre as posições de Feyerabend e Kuhn no que concerne à estrutura do conhecimento científico e o conceito de incomensurabilidade teórica também são debatidas. Por fim, são apreciadas as variações da tese da incomensurabilidade a partir da reformulação da teoria contextual do significado de Feyerabend e da discussão com o modelo popperiano de progresso científico como aumento de verossimilhança das teorias. A maturação do conceito no Contra o Método, a recepção crítica da ideia feyerabendiana a partir dos anos 1970 e as considerações finais de Feyerabend acerca do tema encerram o tripé nuclear do estudo. Como conclusão, o texto defende a rejeição das interpretações irracionalistas da proposta de Feyerabend e a mostra como um realismo hipotético está pressuposto na sua tese da incomensurabilidade.
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Leal, Halina. "A racionalidade científica na perspectiva da epistemologia de Paul Feyerabend." Florianópolis, SC, 2001. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/81523.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas.
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A questão da racionalidade da ciência, considerada em tempos passados como ponto pacífico, é atualmente encarada como um problema por vários filósofos. Uma das principais dificuldades para conceber a racionalidade científica reside na compatibilização de critérios permanentes e circunstâncias de pesquisa variadas. Um dos mais notáveis críticos do ideal clássico de racionalidade compreendida como obediência a esses critérios foi Paul Karl Feyerabend. Sua crítica não revelou exclusivamente uma análise negativa da racionalidade científica, como geralmente é interpretado, mas a negação da racionalidade traduzida em termos de obediência a regras fixas e universais. No presente trabalho, mostra-se que a atitude de Feyerabend dá margem a interpretar sua epistemologia como fornecendo uma forma de compreender o racional que não se reduz à universalização de critérios e padrões de investigação científica. Essa forma de compreensão conduz ao que pode ser denominado racionalidade científica contextualizada, isto é, dependente de circunstâncias em que o pensamento opera, sem impor a priori princípios determinantes e demarcadores de idéias a serem exploradas e consideradas relevantes à ciência. Ao término do trabalho, após terem sido apresentadas e analisadas as propostas feyerabendianas, chega-se à conclusão de que a epistemologia de Feyerabend leva a repensar os limites entre racional e não-racional, contribuindo significativamente para uma nova compreensão do conceito de racionalidade científica, pressuposto de qualquer discussão científica e objeto de análise da Filosofia e História da Ciência.
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PINTO, IVAN LUIZ GONCALVES. "THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND KARL PAUL FEYERABEND S EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANARCHISM." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2007. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=9607@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Esta dissertação apresenta um panorama da epistemologia contemporânea e mostra as idéias do filósofo Karl Paul Feyerabend em relação ao progresso da ciência. O nosso texto procura responder, principalmente, à seguinte questão: como um filósofo que vê a ciência como um empreendimento anárquico e sem fundamento pensa sobre o progresso científico? Para isso fazemos uma reconstrução histórica do ambiente cultural com o qual Feyerabend esteve envolvido e da sua carreira filosófica. Esta reconstrução procura mostrar as condições que produziram o Círculo de Viena que, por sua vez, influenciou muitos pensadores preocupados com as questões da ciência e seu progresso, como Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos e Laudan. Estes filósofos terão suas epistemologias brevemente analisadas, pois foram importantes na formação do pensamento feyerabendiano. Concluímos com uma defesa do anarquismo epistemológico, pois consideramos que a questão do progresso da ciência em Feyerabend deve ser entendida a partir das bases desta doutrina.
This dissertation gives a panorama of contemporary epistemology and present philosopher Karl Paul Feyerabend s ideas on the progress of science. We attempt to address mainly the following topic: what are the thoughts of a philosopher on scientific progress who sees science as an enterprise of anarchy and without a foundation? In our attempt at providing an answer, we make a historical reconstruction of the cultural atmosphere in which Feyerabend was involved and of his philosophical career. This reconstruction shows the conditions that produced the Vienna Circle, which influenced many thinkers at the time who were concerned with the subjects of science and progress, like Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos and Laudan. These philosophers will have their epistemologies briefly analyzed since they were important in the formation of Feyerabendian thought. We conclude with a defense of epistemological anarchism as we contend that the subject of science s progress in Feyerabend should be understood from the bases of this doctrine.
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Flach, Miguel Ângelo. "Há lugar para uma “racionalidade científica” no pensamento de Paul Feyerabend?" Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2012. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/4191.

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A presente dissertação tem como objeto examinar se há lugar e, se houver, em que termos o seria, para uma concepção de “racionalidade científica” na obra de Paul Feyerabend. Parte-se da crítica radical que esse autor faz à racionalidade em sua visão tradicional e ao racionalismo. Para tanto, inicialmente faz-se necessário examinar a ampla concepção de “racionalismo” proposta por Feyerabend. Neste sentido, o capítulo 2 analisa o contexto da cultura grega arcaica, onde Feyerabend encontra um nascente pensamento racional abstrato, perpassando o surgimento da filosofia e coincidindo com a ascensão de um racionalismo que transforma a “Razão” enquanto fonte de uma dada e privilegiada tradição. Segundo Feyerabend, uma crença exacerbada no poder da “Razão” surge na Antiguidade faz-se presente na essência do racionalismo contemporâneo de Popper e Lakatos. O capítulo 3 examina os pressupostos teóricos e epistemológicos do racionalismo de Popper e Lakatos e, à luz da abordagem de Feyerabend sobre a práxis científica, ganha forma a implosão interna do racionalismo criticado. À luz da adoção de tal estratégia implosiva, avalia-se a pertinência da crítica de Feyerabend, perscrutando a leitura das principais obras de Popper e Lakatos e, assim, pretende-se evitar que o exame esteja condicionado pelo teor da crítica. O capítulo 4 perscruta a filosofia de Feyerabend, examinando no interior de sua obra as mudanças e transformações para aferir se há lugar para uma noção de “racionalidade científica”. Aprofundam-se os termos de tais mudanças esclarecendo sua concepção madura sobre a “racionalidade científica”. Conclui-se que há uma “racionalidade científica”, mas, em oposição à visão do racionalismo de viés popperiano segundo a qual tal racionalidade é universal, absoluta e intrinseca aos objetos do conhecimento científico. Desde a perspectiva da práxis científica adotada por Feyerabend, trata-se de uma racionalidade historicizada e contextualizada, ‘em ação’, aberta e dinâmica.
The aim of this dissertation is to investigate whether there is room for “scientific rationality” in the writings of Paul Feyerabend and, if so, in what terms this concept is expressed. My starting point is Feyerabend’s radical critique of the traditional view of rationality and rationalism. First of all, I examine the full meaning of the concept of “rationalism” which he proposes. In Chapter 1, the context of ancient Greek culture is analysed, since it is within this context that he identifies an incipient abstract rational thought which permeates the origins of philosophy, and which coincides with the ascent of rationalism as a transformer of “Reason” in terms of the source of a given privileged tradition. According to Feyerabend, the excessive belief in the power of “Reason” which began in antiquity is also present in the essence of the modern rationalism of Popper and Lakatos, and Chapter 2 examines the theoretical and epistemological premises of this in the light of Feyerabend’s approach to scientific praxis. In this way, the internal implosion of the view of rationalism criticised takes shape, and it is by means of this strategy that the relevance of Feyerabend’s critique is assessed. Through an analysis of the principal writings of Popper and Lakatos it is my intention to avoid any conditioning which may result from the content of this critique. Chapter 3 analyses Feyerabend’s philosophy and the changes and transformations in his writings in order to verify if there is indeed room for the notion of “scientific rationality”. The terms of these changes are subjected to a more rigorous study so that his mature concept of “scientific rationality” can be clarified. The conclusion I draw is that it is, in fact, possible to identify such a concept, but that this is in opposition to Popper’s view of scientific rationality as something universal, absolute and intrinsic to the aims of scientific knowledge. From the scientific praxis point of view adopted by Feyerabend, this rationality is historicized and contextualized; it is active, open and dynamic.
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Preston, John M. "Realism, relativism, pluralism : themes in Paul Feyerabend's model for the acquisition of knowledge." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.329001.

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Mazzei, Luiz Davi. "Paul Feyerabend e Marcelo Dascal debatem a racional idade: desenhando uma controvérsia." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2014. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/3704.

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Esta tese analisa a posição de dois filósofos, Paul Feyerabend e Marcelo Dascal, representativos do pensamento filosófico ocidental do final do século XX e início do século XXI, sobre a racionalidade. A questão da racionalidade é tema recorrente na filosofia da ciência, desde Aristóteles até os filósofos contemporâneos. Paul Feyerabend faz críticas à ideia de uma racionalidade única e, especialmente, ao racionalismo crítico como a versão mais recente dos racionalismos subjacentes à concepção de ciência. Marcelo Dascal também critica a ideia de que haja uma única forma de racionalidade da ciência. Embora ambos critiquem o racionalismo, exibem uma divergência marcante: enquanto Feyerabend, em sua critica desfralda a bandeira do irracionalismo em oposição ao racionalismo, Dascal amplia o entendimento de racionalidade, distinguindo duas racionalidades: a ideia da racionalidade como tradicionalmente entendida, baseada na demonstração – denominada por ele racionalidade hard– e a ideia de racionalidade que dá conta do provável, do possível e de nossas escolhas entre alternativas – a racionalidade soft.A última dá suporte à sua teoria das controvérsias (que inclui a tipologia: ‘discussão’, ‘disputa’ e ‘controvérsia’), vista por Dascal como motor do desenvolvimento científico. A tese proposta é a de que se Feyerabend houvesse conhecido o conceito de racionalidade soft de Dascal, poderia não ter recorrido ao irracionalismo e tampouco teria ficado preso à dicotomia racionalidade hard-irracionalidade, tendo sido ele um crítico das dicotomias, assim como Dascal o é. Em apoio à tese proposta, examinam-se os argumentos dos filósofos em torno a pontos temáticos centrais, reconhecendo como possível um debate imaginário entre os dois filósofos, sob a forma de uma controvérsia. A análise desses argumentos parte das críticas que ambos fazem ao racionalismo e as implicações dessa crítica para a visão de ciência de cada filósofo. As interações polêmicas (‘discussão’, ‘disputa’ e ‘controvérsia’) de Dascal e as ‘trocas abertas’ e ‘trocas fechadas’ de Feyerabend revelam pontos de uma plataforma comum de análise. As trocas guiadas, tal como as discussões, se desenvolvem a partir do compartilhamento de pressupostos e da adoção, em comum acordo, das regras que irão orientar o debate. As trocas abertas, assim como as controvérsias, permitem a exploração de alternativas, as regras não são fixadas a priori, mas vão se construindo ao longo do debate. O contexto tem influencia nesse tipo de interação ao mesmo tempo em que é influenciado por ela. O modelo das controvérsias ou das trocas abertas apoia-se em uma posição filosófica pragmática, fugindo das conotações geralmente atribuídas a essa posição e tem implicações éticas que transcendem o âmbito da ciência. Esse modelo baseia-se em um modelo dialético novo, em uma dialética da tolerância, aberta à exploração de alternativas e pautada no respeito ao outro, à sua capacidade cognitiva e de deliberação para realizar um empreendimento comum.
This thesis analyses the arguments on Rationality of two philosophers, Paul Feyerabend and Marcelo Dascal, who represent ideas of western philosophy in the late 20th century and beginning of the 21th century. The argument of Rationality has been a recurrent idea regarding the Philosophy of Science, from Aristotle up to current date. On his work, Paul Feyerabend criticizes both concepts of a single rationality and the critical rationality as a contemporary version of the rationalities underlying the conception of science. As Paul Feyerabend, Marcelo Dascal also criticizes the notion of the existence of a single idea for science rationalism, but both of them diverge. While Feyerabend defends the idea of irrationalism as opposed to rationalism, Dascal expands the understanding of rationality, distinguishing two modes: the traditional, based on demonstration, called hard rationality and the idea of rationality based on the probable, and our choices between both alternatives, called soft rationality. The latter supports of his theory of controversies (including the typology: ‘discussion’, ‘dispute’ and ‘controversy’), is seen by Dascal as the engine of scientific development. The thesis proposes that, if Feyerabend have had known the concept of Dascal’s soft rationality, he might not have had to resort to irrationalism and would not have been stuck to the dichotomy of the hard rationality - irrationality. In support of the thesis, the central themes from the arguments of both philosophers are examined, recognizing a possible imaginary debate between them, under the shape of a controversy. The analysis of the arguments is based on their critique of rationalism and their implications to a vision of science. Dascal’s interactions (‘discussion’, ‘dispute’ and ‘controversy’) and Feyerabend’s ‘open exchange’ and ‘closed exchange’ reveals a common platform for analysis. The exchanges, as well as discussions, develop based on sharing the assumptions and rules that oriented the debate. The open exchanges, as well as the controversies, allowed the exploration of alternatives, the rules were not a priori, but evolved with the debate. The context influenced that type of interaction andwas also influenced by it. The controversy model or the open exchanges model is based on a pragmatic philosophy, avoiding the usual notions attached to this position and implies ethics that are beyond the realms of science. This model is based on a new dialectic, on dialectic of tolerance and it opens to explore alternatives based on respect and common understanding.
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Kidd, Ian James. "Pluralism and the 'problem of reality' in the later philosophy of Paul Feyerabend." Thesis, Durham University, 2010. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/864/.

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Feyerabend’s later philosophy was a sustained defence of cultural and epistemic diversity. After Against Method (1975) Feyerabend argued that his rejection of methodological monism challenged the presumed unity and superiority of scientific knowledge and practices. His later philosophy was therefore dedicated to a reassessment of the merits of a wide range of ‘non-scientific’ traditions present throughout non-Western indigenous cultures. Feyerabend drew upon the resources of anthropology and environmental and development studies to argue that the cognitive and practical merits of a variety of indigenous medical, environmental, and classificatory systems had been denied or disregarded. The consequence of these reassessments was epistemic pluralism. Western scientific and cultural practices represent many but by no means all of these and attempts to assert their cross-cultural value have resulted in enormous environmental, social, and intellectual destruction. Feyerabend here drew upon John Stuart Mill’s claim that both human wellbeing and the growth of knowledge are best served by a diversity of forms of life and modes of inquiry. Such diversity is threatened by the cognitive and cultural authority of the Western sciences and Feyerabend therefore insisted that moral and political concerns are an essential component of the philosophy of science. Throughout the thesis I argue that the later Feyerabend anticipated many subsequent themes in the philosophy of science, such as pluralism, values in science, and political and postcolonial philosophies of science. The irreducibly pluralistic character of the sciences arises from the diverse values and concerns of human beings, on the one hand, and the complexity of the natural world, on the other, and this claim is developed at length in Feyerabend’s final book Conquest of Abundance (1999). Feyerabend’s work served to unify these contemporary philosophical and political concerns and also to demonstrate their continuity with the older ‘post-positivist’ philosophies of science. I conclude that the later Feyerabend presented an optimistic and humane vision of global cultural and epistemic diversity and of the role of the Western sciences in the modern world, rather than lapsing into the ‘anti-science’ polemics and ‘cultural relativism’ with which his work has come to be associated.
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Silva, Ari Simplício Soares. "A (in)visibilidade de Paul Feyerabend nas publicações sobre ensino de ciências no Brasil." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2016. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/7037.

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The Austrian philosopher Paul K. Feyerabend, from his portrayal of the nature of science called Epistemological Anarchism, has become one of the most influential and controversial epistemologists of the last century. And, given the growing attention given to the contributions of epistemology to science teaching, a problem arises before us: that of the invisibility of feyerabend’s contributions to think about scientific education in the Brazilian context. Thus, we conducted a study of the Feyerabend works, seeking to relate its representation of science, education and science teaching. To better understand the reasons for this invisibility, in the light of Roger Chartier theoretical framework, we have developed a study on the struggle of representations about the nature of science and its implications for scientific education.
O filósofo austríaco Paul K. Feyerabend, a partir de sua representação acerca da natureza da ciência denominada Anarquismo Epistemológico, transformou-se num dos mais influentes e polêmicos epistemólogos do século passado. E, tendo em vista a crescente atenção dada às contribuições da epistemologia para com o ensino de ciências, surge diante de nós um problema: o da invisibilidade das contribuições feyerabendianas para se pensar a educação científica no contexto brasileiro. Sendo assim, realizamos um estudo da obra feyerabendiana, buscando relacionar sua representação da ciência, a educação e o ensino de ciências. Para melhor compreender os motivos dessa invisibilidade, sob a luz do referencial teórico de Roger Chartier, desenvolvemos um estudo sobre a luta de representações acerca da natureza da ciência e suas implicações para a educação científica.
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Stadler, Friedrich, and Kurt R. Fischer, eds. Paul Feyerabend. Vienna: Springer Vienna, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-68146-6.

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Hacking, Ian. Paul Feyerabend, humanist. [Durham: Duke University Press, 1994.

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K, Feyerabend Paul. Killing time: The autobiography of Paul Feyerabend. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.

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Silva, Porfírio. A filosofia da ciência de Paul Feyerabend. Lisboa: Instituto Piaget, 1998.

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1924-, Feyerabend Paul K., and Munévar Gonzalo, eds. Beyond reason: Essays on the philosophy of Paul Feyerabend. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991.

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K, Feyerabend Paul. Aber ein Paul hilft doch dem anderen: Paul Feyerabend--Paul Hoyningen-Huene Briefwechsel 1983-1994. Wien: Passagen, 2010.

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Università degli studi di Trieste. Dipartimento di filosofia, ed. L'oceano della conoscenza: Il pluralismo libertario di Paul Karl Feyerabend. Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2007.

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Recio, José Luis González. Galileo en el infierno: Un diálogo con Paul K. Feyerabend. Madrid: Editorial Trotta, 2007.

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1924-1994, Feyerabend Paul, Preston John 1957-, Munévar Gonzalo, and Lamb David 1942-, eds. The worst enemy of science?: Essays in memory of Paul Feyerabend. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Frindte, Wolfgang. Wider die Borniertheit und den Chauvinismus – mit Paul K. Feyerabend durch absurde Zeiten. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43713-8.

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Demmerling, Christoph. "Feyerabend, Paul Karl." In Metzler Philosophen Lexikon, 272–74. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-03642-1_97.

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Prinz, Katharina. "Feyerabend, Paul Karl." In Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 1. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_9556-1.

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Csik, Gisela. "Paul Karl Feyerabend." In Kindler Kompakt Klassiker der Naturwissenschaften, 196–98. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05529-3_58.

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Csik, Gisela. "Paul Karl Feyerabend." In Kindler Kompakt: Philosophie 20. Jahrhundert, 175–77. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05539-2_39.

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Rettenmaier, Simon. "Paul Feyerabend (1924–1994)." In Handbuch Anarchismus, 1–14. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28531-9_17-1.

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Agassi, Joseph. "Paul Feyerabend and Rational Pluralism." In SpringerBriefs in Philosophy, 109–19. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06587-8_14.

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Naess, Arne. "Paul Feyerabend — a Green Hero?" In Beyond Reason, 403–16. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3188-9_19.

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Csik, Gisela. "Feyerabend, Paul Karl: Against Method." In Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 1–2. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_9557-1.

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Diederich, Werner. "Obituary on the “Anarchist” Paul Feyerabend." In Beyond Reason, 213–24. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3188-9_9.

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Frindte, Wolfgang. "Mein Weg zu und mit Paul Feyerabend." In Soziale Konstruktionen, 10–19. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-99255-0_1.

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