In which field is Paul Feyerabend best known for his work?
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy of Science
Theoretical Physics
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Paul Feyerabend was a philosopher of science, born in Vienna, Austria. He is best known for his defense of scientific anarchism, the view that there are no universal rules that govern scientific progress. He argued that scientists should be free to pursue any line of inquiry, regardless of whether it is considered "scientific" or not.
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