Feyerabend's Philosophy (Quellen & Studien Zur Philosophie)

329 Pages·2006·33.174 MB·English

by  Eric Oberheim

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Preface
Thea ima nds coopfet hiisn vestiistg oart eicoonn sFtreuycetr abend's
philosaosip dthe yv,e lfroopmet dhl eo gipcoasli tcilvii.mo.s afhtt i eus n i­
verssittuydi inVe ise ninnta h lea 1t9e4 0tsh,r otuogh hio spu sMag nus,
AgainMsett h(o1d9 7159,81 89,9 3G)i.v etnhr ee ceviiveetwdh aFte yera­
bensdim plhyan do c oheroevnetrp ahlill ostohtpeah ssyek,mt a ys eetmo
bei mpossOintb hlpieos.p ucloanrc eption,w aFasen ey peirsatbeemnod­
logiacnaalr cHheiw sattsh. ae n ti-phiplhoisloopsNhoeypv heerrt.hI e less,
wialrlg tuheaa d te taiinlsepde ocftF ieoyne raibdeenrades'v sea ac losrn ­
month reatdh abti nhdisds i vecrosnes idetroagteitAoh cneasrr .ee fuxl­
aminaotfih oiansr gumentsa c eoxhpeorpseoenssti ,cti ovnec epotifo n
philostohpahhtedy e veliontp he1ed9 50asn,pd r acttihcreodtu ogt hh e
ear1l9y09 sF.e yerawbaesan pdh ilosopplhuircwaahlloic shta llenged
mandyo gmaptriecs uppopsrietviaiolnpne hsni tl osaonptdhh seyc iences
foro vehra alc fe ntury.
Myi nterienPs atuFsle yerabiednebdae'sgs wa hni Ilw ea sw orking
towamrydM .P hialtt. h Uen iveorfsC iatmyb riIdh gaebd.e erne ading
Kuhna,nh da bde cofamsec inbayct oendc ecphtaunaaglne td h neo tioofn
incommensuSrianbtcihelie Itnh y a.vb ee cocmoen vitnhcaeatdc hief
dangoefpr r ofesspihoinlaolsi osgp ehtytis ntgui cnsk o moen pe oionft
vieAws.m y P h.sDu.p ervPiasuHolor y ningeno-nHcrueee mnaer "kIefd ,
yojuo ainnoy n peh ilosospchhioycooallul,o otseeIn Q p oinNtosm 'a.t ­
tehro wf ruistofumsley stoeftm h oumgahyat p petaobr e i,tm se rictasn
onlbyea pprectihartoecudog nht troaa sltt ernIamtipvreosvu.in ndge r­
standrienqguc iormepsa rtihmneeg r iotfrs a didciafflelryce onmtp eting
poinotfvs i eIwn.c ommensduoreansbo iitlm iptilyny c omparTaob ility.
thceo ntrtahbreey sw,ta o yf t estintghm ee riotfss omteh eoirbsy yc om­
pariinttg oi ncommenscuormapbeltbeie tcoartushs eeoy ff etrh meo st
fruitcfurli tciocmapla riAslolnesgit.ao na sc ien pgolieon ftv iecwr eates
thmey tthhsha atm pperro gress.
Thei nvesttiogfo altilooinwso ftbeans oenda c losscer uotifnF ye y­
erabeonrdi'gtsie nxaIthl so .pt eh saotm oeft hmea tetrhiIaah tla vceh o­
setnop resreenflteF cetyse rasbeennosdfhe' u sm o-rh ew avse ryfu nny.
Ih opteh tahtfoe l lowiinngv estwiigblaelut sieotfunol a nyoinnet erested
int hied ehaeds i scuIsw soeudll.di t koet akteh oipsp orttuotn hiatnyk
somoeft hien divwihdocu oanltsr itbotu hcteoe mdp leotfti hopinrs o ject.
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Myfr ienDdasn iSeilra tneVdsi tFailliipi onvs pmiarnesydt imuldiast­ing
cussitohnacsto ntridbiurteetcdott lhiyed ehaesr dee veloMpaerdc.e l
\Vebmeard mea nhye lpsfuulg gesotinao nne sa rldireaorftfc hap5t,e r
anhda bse etnh seo urocfse o mvee ryg ooadd viIhc aev.ae l hsoam da ny
stimuladtiisncgu sosnti hoteno sp iincts h idiss serwtiatctilolo1ln e agues
sucahs H annAen dersIenns,uKk o ,H elmHueti Tta,t jTaanraki an,
GonzaMluon évaanPrde tSecrh aMbaetrt.Ce ool loTdoerlb,jG 0urnnd er­
denS,t raJuanc oIblskK,oa biearnsdDh aib,i Keubly a lscoo ntributed
helpsfuulg gesHtioownasSr.ad n kheaybs e eans ourocfce l eaanrdi n­
sightthfuiln kitnhgah te lpmeeds otrt hinoguste ,s peccioanlcleyr ning
scienrteiafiliIcsw mo.u llidkt eo t haDnrkB. r igiPtatrea kefonrih negrs
continuseudp pfroormtt hFee yeraAbrecnhdai tvth ee U niveorfs ity
KonstaanndGz r,a zBioar rini-Ffoeryh eerhrao bsepnidat nadfol ria tyl ­
lowimnega ccetsoss o moef P auFle yerabbeonodka'sns dp apeIr s.
wouladl sliokt eo t haPnekt Leirp tfoorpn a inmteii nntg l r1ieg dhitr ec­
tion.a mp Il eatsoee xdp rmeysa sp prectioaN tiicooTnle au bnwehro,
bortehb er uonfmt y f rustraantsdih aornmesyed n thusHieasrsy ms.t em­
attihci nhkeilnpgme ekd e empy fe eotn t hger ouLnads.tI wil syh,t oa c­
knowltehdgegu ei driontlghe Pa atu Hlo yningen-hHapusel naeyi enmd y
intelldeecvteulaolpI mtwe ansPt a.uH lo yninngoePtna ,uF le yerabend,
whofi rstta ugmhett h mee riotfas p luraalpipsrtiotcao pc hhi losophy,
ain1aetpd r ogrtehsrso cuognhs trcurcittiicvies m.
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Contents
Prec .efa. ...........................................................v...i...i... ...................... ......................
Cont.e.n.t.s. ..............................................i...x... .............................. .........................
AnalTyatbiOlcfeC o nt.e.n.t.s. ..............1. ............................................................
Intrond. u.c.ti.o....................1.7. ..............................................................................
PaIrF.te yeraPbheinldo'ssDo epvheilcoa.pl.m .e.n.t. ....2.5. .............................
1.F acFienyge raSboernpnerd e.l ipmrionba.lr.ey.m .s. ....2.5. ..........................
1.T1h.wie d er anogfie n terpr.e.t.a.ti.o.n.s. ......2.5. .........................................
1.R2h.e tpoorlicea,mn ipdcr ovoc.a.t.i.o.n. .......3.0. .......................................
1.3. Reafenrrdee nlcii.an.bg.i .l.i.t.y. .........3.9. ...................................................
2.L udwiWgi ttgeMnesatngeai innnod.n to.l.o.gy. ......4.3. ..............................
2.F1e.y eradbiesntdi'bnsec twteieonn maenaudns .ie.n .g. ...4.6. .................
2.F2e.y eracbreintodifW'q isut et gens.t.e.i.n.i.a.n.i.s.7m.0 . ...........................
2.F3e.y eraabdeonpdot'fins oo nm in.a.l.i.s.m. ......7. .4. ..................................
2.C4o.n cl.u.s.i.o.n.s. ...............7.5. .......................................................................
3.K arPlo ppUesri.an ngad b uscirnigrt aitciaol.n .a.li.s.m. ..7.7. .....................
3.F1a.l lfoirfan lgs ifica.t.i.o.n.i.s.,.m. . .................8.0.. .................. .....................
3.C2r.i tircaatli oenlaelmiiesnFnt et yse rapbheilnods'.os.p .h.y.8 .4. ............
3.F3r.o cmr irtaitciaoltn oia nlciosmmm ens.u.r.a.b.i.li.t.9y.4 . ......................
3.C4a.s toiffcn rgi rtaitciaol.n .a.li.s.m. .........1.0.7. ...........................................
4.Fe liExh renThhaiefm tp.o toefen xcpieem nret.. .......1.1.6. ........................
4.E1h.r enohidalrft o,ap nsed x periemffeen.ct.ta.sl. ....1.1.6. .......................
42.T.h iem potoefEnh cree nheaxftp'esr .i.m.e.n.t.s. ..1.1.9. ..........................
4.C3o.n cl.u.s.i.o.n.s. ...............1.12. .....................................................................
PaIrItF. e yeraAbsesnaodun'Cl sot n ceCpotnusaelrv a.t.i.v.i.1s.2m.3 . ..........
5I.n commensausar tatboainccl oki ntyc ecpotnusaelr v.a.ti.v.1i.32s. m. ........
5.P1r.e liminar.i.e.s. .................1.2.3. ...................................................................
5.F2o.r maaclc ooufrn etdsu catneidxo pnl a(n1a9ti.6o.2n.) . .1.3.4. ............
5.N3i.e Blosha rn tdh per inocfci opmlpel eme(9n185t.)a. r.i.t1.y6. 5. .........
X Contents
5.4P.h ysaincodns t o(l1o9g.5y.4 .). ...........1.6.8. ..............................................
5.W5e.r nHeeri seannbcdeu rmgu lpartiovge(r 1e9s.5s.1 .). ..1.6.9. ..............
5.L6o.gi cPaols itiavnipdsr mo tsoecnotle( n1c9e4s9 .-.1.9.5.187). 1. ..........
5.P7i.e Drurhee amn tdh eortertaincsa(il1ti 9o.0n.6s.) . ....1.7.4. ...................
5.8Co.n clu.s.i.o.n.s. ................1.7.8. ....................................................................
6I.n commensaunrsdac biierlinettiayfi.l c.i .s.m. ......1.8.0. .................................
6.S1c.i entifivcsn .or remaarltieivasel.m i. s.m. ......................................... 181
6.F2e.y erabendr'esa ln.io.sr.mm. a.ti.v.e. ......1.8.8. .........................................
6.F3e.y eraabnetin-dr'.es.a .l.i.s.m. .........1.9.2. ..................................................
6.C4o.n cl.u.s.i.o.n.s ................2.0.4. ....................................................................
PaIrItFI e.y erabend'sP lPuhri.al.lo.is.so.mp. h.i.c.a.l2. 0.6. ..............................
7.F eyerambeetnhd.o'.ds.s . ...............2.0.7. ...........................................................
7.A1n .e mwe thod.o.l.o.g.y.?. ......................2..0..7.. ..........................................
7.C2o.n struccrtiivt.ei. q.u.e.s. ............2.1.5. .......................................................
7.A3d.h omianregmu m.e.n.t.s. .............2.2.0. ......................................................
8T.h reo olfae l ternianpt riovmeospt riongg.r .e.s.s. .....2.2.7. ..........................
8.F1e.y erapbleunrdat'lesis stt-im..co.. .d.e.l....... ...2.2.7. .................................
8.I2n.c ommensausar naa rbgiulmfoiertpn ylt u r.a.l.i.s.m. .2.3.5. .................
8.F3e.y erambeetnhdo'dso alrogguimfocerapn llt u r.a.l.i.s.m2. 4.5. .............
8.E4n.t raonpadyn omTahlceya :os feB rowniMaonti o.n. ...2.5.3. ............
8.F5e.y erapbleunrdac'losin scteoipfckti noonw l.e.d.g.e. ..2.6.0. .................
9.F eyerapbheinldo'sspo lpuhriac(la1il9s 5m0 s.-.1.9.9.0.s.)2. 6.2. ..................
9.C1o.m mitmaenpndet rss pe.c.ti.v.e.s. ........2.6.2. .........................................
9.P2l.u raalnoidps pmo rt.u.n.i.s.m. ..........2.7.0. ...............................................
9.F3r.o pmh ilospolpuhriatclioeas plmi stemaonlaorgc.ih.ci.a2s.l8m. 1 . ...
ConcluFseiyoenrsa:Pb heinldo'sPsol puhryafo?lrP i rsomg .r.e.s.2s.8 .4. .......
Ltireautr.e. .......................2.8.9. ...............................................................................
Ind.e.x. ........................3.1.7. .....................................................................................
AnalTyatibcOl feC ontents
Introduction
PauFle yerawbaeosnn odef t hmeo sdty napmhiicl osoofpt hhseeer cso nd
halofft htew entcieentthTu hryei. n trodpurcotivoiandn oe vse rvioefw
hirse markdaebvleel opfrmoemhn itls;e ctounrN easzi id eoltohgahyte
gavaesa no fficeirnt hGee rmaarnm dyu ritnhSgee coWnodr lWda rt,o
hilsa msatj or lseercoitneut srhr eeo loefp hilosoipnWh eys tseorcni ety.
Theo verviseewrv etsh rpeuer poIstie nst.r otdhumeca ejsto hre maensd
tapideiss cuisnts hebedo oIkt.e xplwahiyna st tempttori encgo nstruct
Feyerabpehnidl'ossi osap nih nyt eraensdimti pnogr tparnotj aencdit t,
explhaoiwan nswd h yth beo oikss t rucatsiui trs e.d
Theb oohka tsh rpeaer PtasrI.et x amianneadss setshsteeh srm eaei n
influeonncF eesy erafobremnadtiy veea Trhse.wy e rLeu dwiWgi ttgen­
steKianrP,lo ppaenrFd e liExh renPhaarIfttI.r econsFteryuecrtasb end's
critiIqtfou ceusso.en st hcee ntirdaemlao tivaFteiynegr apbheinldo'sso ­
phyi:n commensuTrhaebb aisliiidcteo yafi. n commensiusrt ahbaitl ity
theorecthiacniagntle h ceo urosfse c ienatdivfiaccn acues meesa ning
chantghecasat ln e atdon ewc oncepotfri eoanliFste yy.e rarbeepneda tedly
usetdhn eo tioofin n commenstuocr haablillivetanyrg ifoeor umsos f c on­
ceptcuoanls ervaotirdv oigsmma tAi tshme.is csio sn cecpotnusaelrv ative
ifi tu njustfaivfioarebsxl iys ctoinncgeo pvtepsro tenitmiparlo vements.
ParItIa It temtpost ysn thFeesyiezrea dibveenrdis'desei ansta foo r mo f
philosopplhuircaalFlie syme.r aubseenadd p luraplhiisltoisco phical
methtoodd e vealnoddpe fehnipdsl uracliosnticce potfki noonw ledge.
ParIFt.e yeraPbheinldo'ssoD pehvieclaolp ment
ParIte xamiFneeyse rabpehnidl'oss odpehvieclaolpi mnre enlta ttoi on
thrienefl uefingtuiraTelhs em. a iani masr teo l ocFaetyee rabiedneda'ss
intawo i dheirs tosreitctitanoclg l ;e aawras yo moeft hmies leapdrien­g
concepotifFo enyse raibdeenaadsss' o sl beellyo ntgioon ngoe r a nother
oft hesspee cpihfiicl osospchhioaconaltdlso u ; n dersatnaadnp dp reciate
thied eaansed v entthsam to ssti ificainntflluye Fnecyeedr abfoern­d's
gn
mativyee ars.
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AnalTyatibcol fe Contents
Chap1tF.ea rc giF neyerabend
Sornper elimpirnoblems
ary
Chapotnederi scussosmoeefts h peo tenotbisatlat chlaace trs i trieccaoln ­
structoifFo eny erapbheinldo'smso upschtoy n froanntid,it d entainfide s
justtihfiveea sr isotursa ttehgwiailtbel se u setdoc opwiet ht hedsief ficul­
tiTehse.ar rete h rteyepo efps o tenotibaslt acles.
1.T1h.wie der anogfie n terpretations
Feyerdac boelnlemcatndeyid v elrasbefre olmsl ,o gipcoasli titvopi osstt ­
moderfrnoimsr te,a tloai nstti -rfreoamrl aitisotnt,ao rl eilsatta invadin syt ,
numboefrt hinignbs e twoeree nv ebne yoHnedh .a bse eunn derstood
andde velaosapP eodp pearniadas anWi ttgenstaeswi enlailsaa n ne,o ­
Kantiaannda n eo-HegTehleirhaeanb s.e eann e quawildlery a nogfe
assessomfFe enytesr aibdeenTados's .so mhee,w alsi tmtolrteeh atnh e
coujrets otfpe hri losoofsp chiyeT noco teh.e hresw ,a osn oef t hmeo st
imporpthainlto sofiprheioscft a hlse e cohnadlo fft htew entcieent­h
gu
turyI.nt hceo urosfte h beo oIki ,d enatnicdfyh allmeannmgyie s under­
standoifFn egyse raibdeenaadns'Id,so ffearn ewi nterproefFt eayt­ion
erabbeansdoe nda m ucmho rdee taainltdeh do rocuognhs ideorfha itsi on
texts.
1.R2h.e toproilcea,mn ipdcr ovocation
Feyeraobfetnedn cobmiptltaaeibrnolebuydet i mnigs rbeuatid wt,a ast
leapsatr htilosyw nfa ulHti.ts e xatrsfie l lweidtr hh etoproilcea,mn idc
intenptrioovnoacla Ititio son fstdi.effi nc utlort e coganniddzi es tinguish
sericoounsv icfrtoimso anrsc aansjdmo kTehsi.ss e ctoifofnae s rhso rt
surveoyfs omoef F eyeramboernaedm 'uss pionlge maincidset ,x plains
howt hey choanvter itbotu htmeei ds undersotfha invsdi ienwIgas st. ­
temtpoto verctohimoseb stbaycv leeryc losaenlayl yFzeinyageb rend's
tex(tpsu blainsudhn epdu blisahnebddy c) o,m patrhimena gn dyi fferent
presentatthsieao mnbesa spoiofci nts.
1.R3e.fe renacnirdne gl iability
Thet aosfkr econstFreuycetrinagpb heilnods'oispcs ho ym plicbaytt weod
factoFresy:e rarbeelnadti'ostn ols uhosiw pnp asatn,bd y h icso nscious
pursoufti htue n convenFteiyoenraawlba.esn n odat lw ayfosr thcoming
abohuitss o urAcsea ss .c hohleaw rad,so wnrsilgohptTp hyic.sa mna ke
idti ffitcoiu ldte nttlit1fyre a dittiowo hnistc hhie d etahsah ted eveloped