II. Feyerabend's democratic relativism
Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 27 (1-4):137-142 (1984)
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This note criticizes the political consequences Feyerabend draws from his ?epistemological anarchism?. Democratic relativism holds that since no traditions are ?true?, all must be given equal status in a free society. A basic protective structure is required, though, to keep the various institutions from overwhelming one another. I argue that Feyerabend provides no assurance that the protective structure would not be taken over by particular institutions; parallel problems exist for education. Hence Feyerabend's proposal is unworkable in principle. Furthermore it is undesirable since members of traditions would not wish to have their beliefs regarded as ?one set among many?. The pluralism Feyerabend wants already exists naturally in nontotalitarian societies; hence the institutionalization of pluralism is unnecessary and would do more harm than goodAuthor's Profile
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Democracy, elitism, and scientific method.Paul Feyerabend - 1980 - Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 23 (1):3 – 18.