Paul Feyerabend Quotes on Knowledge
Paul Karl Feyerabend was an Austrian-born philosopher of science best known for his anti-methodological critique of the philosophy of science. This page collects quotes attributed to Paul Feyerabend on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Paul Feyerabend:
“The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything goes.”
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Attributed to Paul Feyerabend:
“Science is an essentially anarchic enterprise.”
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Attributed to Paul Feyerabend:
“There is no idea, however ancient and absurd, that is not capable of improving our knowledge.”
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Attributed to Paul Feyerabend:
“A clever individual will always know how to circumvent any rule.”
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Attributed to Paul Feyerabend:
“Reason is one tradition among others; it has no claim to universal authority.”