“The sciences of today are business enterprises run on business principles. Research in large institutes is not guided by Truth and Reason but by the most rewarding fashion, and the great minds of today increasingly turn to where the money is - which means military matters.” MindMeanMatterReasonRunningTodayTurnsPrinciplesMilitaryFashionResearchEnterpriseInstituteGreat MindsInstitutes Book:Farewell to Reason Source: Farewell to Reason
“There is no "scientific worldview" just as there is no uniform enterprise "science" - except in the minds of metaphysicians, school masters, and scientists blinded by the achievements of their own particular niche... There is no objective principle that could direct us away from the supermarket "religion" or the supermarket "art" toward the more modern, and much more expensive supermarket "science." Besides, the search for such guidance would be in conflict with the idea of individual responsibility which allegedly is an important ingredient of a "rational" or scientific age.” MindArtImportantIdeasWould BeAgeSchoolIndividualResponsibilityPrinciplesModernParticularMastersConflictAchievementDirectScientistObjectivesRationalGuidanceExpensiveEnterpriseIngredientsUniformsWorldviewNicheBlindedSupermarketsIndividual Responsibility Author:Paul Feyerabend
“Science is essentially an anarchic enterprise: theoretical anarchism is more humanitarian and more likely to encourage progress than its law-and-order alternatives.” LawOrderProgressHumanitarianAlternativesEnterpriseTheoreticalAnarchismLaw And Order Book:Against Method Source: Against Method
“Science is an essentially anarchic enterprise.” Enterprise Book:Against Method Source: Against Method
