Feyerabend; myth-making myth-maker From the universal critique of science and religion to pluralism and the majority vote

Zivyar, Farhad; Jebraily, Seyyed Yaser; Etemadi Bozorg, Amir

doi:10.30465/srs.2019.4256

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https://doi.org/10.30465/srs.2019.4256

Abstract

By exposing the shortcomings of science, Paul K. Feyerabend, questions the omnipotence of it and calls for the separation of society from science, just as at one time, with the help of science itself, society was separated from the church. Feyerabend calls for the establishment of freedom and pluralism in society, and his pluralism is inspired by John Stuart Mill. The present study seeks to show that the pluralism of Mill is fundamentally different from the idealistic pluralism of Feyerabend. The pluralism which Mill presents is a means of discovering the truth, but for Feyerabend it is an end. We also show that Feyerabend, who opposes any universal criterion including science and rejects it as a myth, creates a new universal criterion which is "Majority Vote" to talk about the value system of his ideal society. Hence he fights one myth to make another.

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Feyerabend; myth-making myth-maker From the universal critique of science and religion to pluralism and the majority vote

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Volume 10, Issue 1 - Serial Number 19
October 2019
Pages 145-160

Feyerabend; myth-making myth-maker From the universal critique of science and religion to pluralism and the majority vote

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Volume 10, Issue 1 - Serial Number 19October 2019Pages 145-160

Volume 10, Issue 1 - Serial Number 19
October 2019
Pages 145-160