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Reconsidering Feyerabend's “Anarchism”
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Perspectives on Science (2003) 11 (2): 208–235.
Published: 01 June 2003
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This paper explores Paul Feyerabend's (1924–1994) skeptical arguments for “anarchism” in his early writings between 1960 to 1975. Feyerabend's position is encapsulated by his well-known suggestion that the only principle for scientific method that can be defended under all circumstances is: “anything goes.” I present Feyerabend's anarchism as a recommendation for pluralism that assumes a realist view of scientific theories. The aims of this paper are threefold: (1) to present a defensible view of Feyerabend's anarchism and its motivations, (2) to articulate the minimal form of realism that such a view presupposes, and (3) to consider the implications and limitations of such a perspective in contemporary philosophy of science.