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Paul Feyerabend quotes

Austrian Philosopher January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994

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A scientist, an artist, a citizen is not like a child who needs papa methodology and mama rationality to give him security and direction; he can take care of himself, for he is the inventor not only of laws, theories, pictures, plays, forms of music, ways of dealing with his fellow man, institutions but also of entire world views, he is the inventor of entire forms of life. Paul Feyerabend
Progress has always been achieved by probing well-entrenched and well-founded forms of life with unpopular and unfounded values. This is how man gradually freed himself from fear and from the tyranny of unexamined systems. Paul Feyerabend
Paul Feyerabend quote: "The best education consists in immunizing people against..."
The best education consists in immunizing people against systematic attempts at education. Paul Feyerabend
Science is essentially an anarchic enterprise: theoretical anarchism is more humanitarian and more likely to encourage progress than its law-and-order alternatives. Paul Feyerabend
All religions are good 'in principle' - but unfortunately this abstract Good has only rarely prevented their practitioners from behaving like bastards. Paul Feyerabend
An anarchist is like an undercover agent who plays the game of Reason in order to undercut the authority of Reason (Truth, Honesty, Justice and so on). Paul Feyerabend
The separation of state and church must be complemented by the separation of state and science, that most recent, most aggressive, and most dogmatic religious institution. Paul Feyerabend
Paul Feyerabend quote: "The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything..."
The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything goes. Paul Feyerabend
Paul Feyerabend quote: "Without a constant misuse of language there cannot be any..."
Without a constant misuse of language there cannot be any discovery, any progress Paul Feyerabend

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