1924 - 1994
Paul Karl Feyerabend (; German: [ˈfaɪɐˌʔaːbn̩t]; January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994) was an Austrian-born philosopher of science best known for his work as a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked for three decades (1958–1989). At various points in his life, he lived in England, the United States, New Zealand, Italy, Germany, and finally Switzerland. His major works include Against Method (1975), Science in a Free Society (1978) and Farewell to Reason (1987). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Feyerabend has received more than 490,827 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Feyerabend is the 223rd most popular philosopher (down from 216th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Austria (down from 99th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Austrian Philosopher.
Paul Feyerabend is most famous for his work in the philosophy of science. He is considered one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. He is best known for his "anything goes" approach to science, which he summed up in his slogan "anything goes".
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Among philosophers, Paul Feyerabend ranks 223 out of 1,089. Before him are Hasan al-Basri, Hippias, Imre Lakatos, Gaston Bachelard, Diotima of Mantinea, and Joseph de Maistre. After him are Hippasus, Julia Kristeva, Slavoj Žižek, Franz Brentano, Chilon of Sparta, and Celsus.
642 - 728
HPI: 75.02
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443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
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1922 - 1974
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 219
1884 - 1962
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 220
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 221
1753 - 1821
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 222
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 223
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 224
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 225
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 226
1838 - 1917
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 227
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 228
200 - Present
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 229
Among people born in 1924, Paul Feyerabend ranks 18. Before him are Sarah Vaughan, Süleyman Demirel, Benoit Mandelbrot, Jacques Le Goff, Black Dahlia, and Lauren Bacall. After him are Ramiz Alia, Benny Hill, Maurice Jarre, Henry Mancini, Sergei Parajanov, and Lys Assia. Among people deceased in 1994, Paul Feyerabend ranks 19. Before him are Burt Lancaster, Kurt Cobain, Giulietta Masina, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Mas Oyama, and Léon Degrelle. After him are George Peppard, Guy Debord, Jan Tinbergen, Melina Mercouri, Henry Mancini, and John Wayne Gacy.
1924 - 1990
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 12
1924 - 2015
HPI: 75.79
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1924 - 2010
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
1924 - 2014
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 15
1924 - 1947
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 16
1924 - 2014
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 17
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 18
1924 - 2011
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 19
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
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1924 - 2009
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 21
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.01
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1924 - 1990
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 23
1924 - 2018
HPI: 73.43
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1913 - 1994
HPI: 77.18
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1967 - 1994
HPI: 75.99
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1921 - 1994
HPI: 75.70
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1927 - 1994
HPI: 75.30
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1923 - 1994
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 17
1906 - 1994
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 18
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.86
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1928 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
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1931 - 1994
HPI: 74.16
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1903 - 1994
HPI: 74.11
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1920 - 1994
HPI: 74.07
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1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 24
1942 - 1994
HPI: 73.94
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Among people born in Austria, Paul Feyerabend ranks 104 out of 1,075. Before him are Sándor Márai (1900), Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (1584), Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928), Archduke Otto of Austria (1865), Maximilian Schell (1930), and Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906). After him are Paula Hitler (1896), Christoph Waltz (1956), Baroness Mary Vetsera (1871), Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643), Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855), and Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865).
1900 - 1989
HPI: 75.47
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1584 - 1611
HPI: 75.45
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1928 - 2000
HPI: 75.44
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1865 - 1906
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 101
1930 - 2014
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 102
1906 - 1989
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 103
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.86
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1896 - 1960
HPI: 74.68
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1956 - Present
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 106
1871 - 1889
HPI: 74.57
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1643 - 1690
HPI: 74.54
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1855 - 1857
HPI: 74.47
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1865 - 1950
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 110
Among philosophers born in Austria, Paul Feyerabend ranks 6. Before him are Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889), Karl Popper (1902), Emil Cioran (1911), Martin Buber (1878), and Josef Breuer (1842). After him are Ivan Illich (1926), Otto Weininger (1880), Alfred Schütz (1899), Otto Neurath (1882), André Gorz (1923), and Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757).
1889 - 1951
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 1
1902 - 1994
HPI: 84.29
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1911 - 1995
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 3
1878 - 1965
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 4
1842 - 1925
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 5
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 6
1926 - 2002
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 7
1880 - 1903
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 8
1899 - 1959
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 9
1882 - 1945
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 10
1923 - 2007
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 11
1757 - 1823
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 12