Achievement Quote by Paul Feyerabend

“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.” quote by Paul Feyerabend — Download Open image

“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.”

Paul Feyerabend

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The only absolute truth is that there are no absolute truths.

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Humane science must be adapted to the requirements of a balanced and rewarding life.

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Facts are constituted by older ideologies, and a clash between facts and theories may be proof of progress.

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