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> He contended that science, often regarded as the ultimate path to knowledge, is merely one of many traditions and should not hold a privileged position in soc
by goatlover 2y ago
> He contended that science, often regarded as the ultimate path to knowledge, is merely one of many traditions and should not hold a privileged position in society.
He's plain wrong about that part. Science isn't another tradition, it's a way of putting the world to the test to figure out how things work. It's absurd and dangerous to maintain Feyerabend's view in the midst of a pandemic or climate change, for example, which we've seen with the alternate facts and conspiracy theories.
- walleeee 2y agoI'm not convinced these glosses pin him down. He's worth reading, even if you only want to test your mastery of your own position on questions like this.