I want to defend society and its inhabitants from all ideol… - Paul Feyerabend

" "
I want to defend society and its inhabitants from all ideologies, science included. All ideologies must be seen in perspective. One must not take them too seriously. One must read them like fairy-tales which have lots of interesting things to say but which also contain wicked lies, or like ethical prescriptions which may be useful rules of thumb but which are deadly when followed to the letter.

Paul Feyerabend

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Paul Feyerabend

Paul Feyerabend (January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994) was a philosopher of science, professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, who became famous for his purportedly anarchistic view of science, his bitingly critical prose on the prevailing scientific philosophies, and his rejection of the existence of universal methodological rules.

Also Known As

Native Name: Paul Karl Feyerabend

Alternative Names: P. K. Feyerabend

All quotes from Paul Feyerabend Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Paul Feyerabend:

Karl Popper Max Horkheimer Thomas Henry Huxley Jacob Bronowski Alfred North Whitehead

Additional quotes by Paul Feyerabend

All religion may be centered around a generally good idea, however, this has not stopped its adherents from acting like bastards

Every profession has an ideology and a drive for power that goes far beyond its achievements and it is the task of democracy to keep this ideology and this drive under control. Science is here no different from other institutions.

Rationalism... is a secularized form of the belief in the power of the word of God.

I want to defend society and its inhabitants from all ideologies, science included. All ideologies must be seen in perspective. One must not take the… - Paul Feyerabend

About Paul Feyerabend

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Paul Feyerabend