Navigating Feyerabend's moral philosophy from boundaries without values to values without boundaries

Isaac E. Ukpokolo

pp. 201-213

in: Elvis Imafidon (ed), The ethics of subjectivity, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Abstract

This study attempts an inquiry into what could be identified as the moral philosophy of Paul K. Feyerabend — a not-too-popular aspect of his contribution to contemporary philosophy. By the expression, "From Boundaries without Values to Values without Boundaries," I wish to represent not only the general philosophical temperament that informed Feyerabend's postulations in moral philosophy but also the very ideals that defined its essence. From its manifest perspective, navigating Feyerabend's moral philosophy requires a transition from what may be understood as some condition-free restriction to a restriction-free condition,¹ with regard to our thought, decision and action. Although Feyerabend's moral philosophy finds easiest expression in Killing Time, the "housing" for his entire philosophy is actually provided mainly by Against Method, Farewell to Reason, and Conquest of Abundance.

Cited authors

Feyerabend Paul