Feyerabend’s Formative Years. Volume 1. Feyerabend and Popper: Correspondence and Unpublished Papers (Vienna Circle Institute Library Book 5)

This book offers an inside look into the notoriously tumultuous, professional relationship of two great minds: Karl Popper and Paul Feyerabend. It collects their complete surviving correspondence (1948-1967) and contains previously unpublished papers by both. An introduction situates the correspondence in its historical context by recounting how they first came to meet and an extensive editorial apparatus provides a wealth of background information along with systematic mini-biographies of persons named. Taken together, the collection presents Popper and Feyerabend’s controversial ideas against the background of the postwar academic environment. It exposes key aspects of an evolving student-mentor relationship that eventually ended amidst increasing accusations of plagiarism. Throughout, readers will find in-depth discussions on a wide range of intriguing topics, including an ongoing debate over the foundations of quantum theory and Popper’s repeated attempts to design an experiment that would test different interpretations of quantum mechanics. The captivating exchange between Feyerabend and Popper offers a valuable resource that will appeal to scientists, laymen, and a wide range of scholars: especially philosophers, historians of science and philosophy and, more generally, intellectual historians. Contents Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Alpbach 1948: A Momentous Encounter 1.2 The Collection 1.3 Editorial Policy and Conventions Part I: Autobiographical Writings Chapter 2: Autobiographical Remarks (1976) Preparation Long Range Plan Short Range Plan Grant Requested Chapter 3: Curricula Vitae (1946–1965) 1. Curriculum Vitae (1946)1 2. Curriculum Vitae (1951)1 3. Curriculum Vitae (1951)1 4. Curriculum Vitae (1965) Part II: Correspondence Chapter 4: The Feyerabend-Popper Correspondence (1948–1967) 1. Feyerabend to Popper, [1948]1 2. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 November [1948]1 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [7 July 1953] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, [August 1953] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, 10 September [1953] 5. Feyerabend to Popper, [28 September 1953] 6. Feyerabend to Popper, [8 October 1953] 7. Feyerabend to Popper, [1953] 8. Feyerabend to Popper, 21 October [1953] 9. Feyerabend to Popper, [31 October 1953] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, [31 October 1953] 11. Feyerabend to Popper, [5 November 1953] 12. Feyerabend to Popper, [20 November 1953] 13. Feyerabend to Popper, 10 December [1953] 14. Feyerabend to Popper, 17 December [1953] 15. Feyerabend to Popper, [24 December 1953] 16. Feyerabend to Popper, 25 December [1953] 1. Popper to Feyerabend, 2 January 1954 2. Feyerabend to Popper, 5 January 1954 3. Popper to Feyerabend, 11 January 1954 4. Feyerabend to Popper, 20 January [1954] 5. Feyerabend to Popper, 25 January 1954 6. Feyerabend to Popper, 2 February [1954] 7. Feyerabend to Popper, 3 February [1954] 8. Feyerabend to Popper, 9 February [1954]1 9. Feyerabend to Popper, [22 February 1954] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, 24 February [1954] 11. Feyerabend to Popper, 12 March [1954] 12. Popper to Feyerabend, 6 May 19541 14. Feyerabend to Popper, [10 June 1954] 15. Popper to Feyerabend, [1954] 16. Feyerabend to Popper, 8 July [1954] 17. Feyerabend to Popper, [1954] 18. Feyerabend to Popper, 2 October [1954] 19. Feyerabend to Popper, 3 October [1954]1 20. Feyerabend to Popper, 11 October [1954] 21. Feyerabend to Popper, 2 February [1954]1 22. Feyerabend to Popper, [1954] 23. Popper to Feyerabend, 11 November 1954 24. Feyerabend to Popper, [12 November 1954] 25. Feyerabend to Popper, 14 November [1954] 26. Feyerabend to Popper, [November 1954] 27. Feyerabend to Popper, 19 November [1954] 28. Feyerabend to Popper, [1954] 29. Feyerabend to Popper, [1954] 30. Feyerabend to Popper, [1954] 31. Feyerabend to Popper, [28 December 1954] 1. Feyerbend to Popper, 7 January [1955] 2. Popper to Feyerabend, 25 January 1955 3. Feyerbend to Popper, 26 January [1955] 4. Feyerbend to Popper, 27 January [1955] 5. Feyerbend to Popper, 29 January [1955] 6. Feyerbend to Popper, 21 February [1955] 7. Feyerbend to Popper, [5 March 1955] 8. Feyerbend to Popper, [19 March 1955] 9. Feyerbend to Popper, 21 March [1955] 10. Feyerbend to Popper, 25 March [1955] 11. Feyerbend to Popper, 1 April 1955 12. Feyerabend to Popper, 9 May [1955] 13. Feyerabend to Popper, [May 1955] 14. Feyerabend to Popper, 18 May [1955] 15. Feyerabend to Popper, 20 May [1955] 16. Feyerabend to Popper, 27 May [1955] 17. Feyerabend to Popper, [2 June 1955] 18. Feyerabend to Popper, [7 June 1955] 19. Feyerabend to Popper, [9 June 1955] 20. Feyerabend to Popper, 11 June [1955] 21. Feyerabend to Popper, 20 June [1955] 22. Feyerabend to Popper, 2 July [1955] 23. Feyerabend to Popper, 4 July [1955] 24. Feyerabend to Popper, 9 July [1955] 25. Feyerabend to Popper, [28 August 1955] 26. Feyerabend to Popper, 12 October [1955] 27. Feyerabend to Popper, [14 October 1955] 28. Feyerabend to Popper, [17 October 1955] 29. Feyerabend to Popper, 28 October [1955] 30. Feyerabend to Popper, 4 November [1955] 31. Feyerabend to Popper, [1955] 32. Feyerabend to Popper, 13 December [1955] 33. Feyerabend to Popper, [1955] 34. Feyerabend to Popper, 23 December [1955] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, [1 January 1956] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [18 January 1956] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, [18 January 1956] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, [1956] 5. Feyerabend to Popper, [30 January 1956] 6. Feyerabend to Popper, [4 February 1956] 7. Feyerabend to Popper, [6 February 1956] 8. Feyerabend to Popper, [February 1956] 9. Feyerabend to Popper, [8 February 1956] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, [11 February 1956] 11. Feyerabend to Popper, [1956] 12. Feyerabend to Popper, [20 February 1956] 13. Feyerabend to Popper, [1956] 14. Feyerabend to Popper, [March 1956] 15. Feyerabend to Popper, [5 April 1956] 16. Feyerabend to Popper, 14 April [1956] 17. Popper to Feyerabend, 16 April 1956 18. Popper to Feyerabend, 18 April 1956 19. Feyerabend to Popper, [9 May 1956] 20. Feyerabend to Popper, [14 May 1956] 21. Feyerabend to Popper, [29 May 1956] 22. Feyerabend to Popper, [1956] 23. Feyerabend to Popper, [31 July 1956] 24. Feyerabend to Popper, [1956] 25. Feyerabend to Popper, [13 August 1956] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, [14 January 1957] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [21 January 1957] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, 28 January [1957] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, 27 March [1957] 5. Feyerabend to Popper, 30 March [1957] 6. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 April [1957] 7. Feyerabend to Popper, 7 April [1957] 8. Feyerabend to Popper, 2 May [1957] 9. Feyerabend to Popper, 6 May [1957] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, 26 May [1957] 11. Feyerabend to Popper, 21 July [1957] 12. Feyerabend to Popper, [4 September 1957] 13. Feyerabend to Popper, 15 December [1957] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, 22 January [1958] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [1958] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, 28 January [1958] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, 12 March [1958] 5. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 May [1958] 6. Popper to Feyerabend, 5 May 19581 7. Feyerabend to Popper, 13 May [1958] 8. Feyerabend to Popper, 7 June [1958] 9. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 July [1958] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, 26 August [1958] 11. Feyerabend to Popper, [26 August 1958]1 12. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 November [1958] 13. Popper to Feyerabend, 11 November 1958 14. Feyerabend to Popper, 18 November [1958] 15. Feyerabend to Popper, 19 November [1958] 16. Feyerabend to Popper, [1958] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, 22 January [1959] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, 18 February [1959] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, 2 March [1959] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, [1959] 5. Feyerabend to Popper, 22 March [1959] 6. Feyerabend to Popper, [1959] 7. Feyerabend to Popper, [21 May 1959] 8. Feyerabend to Popper, [1959] 9. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 June [1959] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, 13 June [1959] 11. Feyerabend to Popper, [29 June 1959] 12. Feyerabend to Popper, 26 October 1959 13. Feyerabend to Popper, 16 December [1959] 14. Feyerabend to Popper, 22 December [1959] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, 2 January [1960] 2. Popper to Feyerabend, 8 January 1960 3. Feyerabend to Popper, [1960] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, 3 April [1960] 6. Feyerabend to Popper, 16 April 1960 7. Popper to Feyerabend, 16 April 19601 8. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 May [1960] 9. Feyerabend to Popper, 20 May [1960] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, [1960] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, 1 February [1961] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [11 March 1961] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, 3 April [1961] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, 7 April 1961 5. Feyerabend to Popper, [13 April 1961] 6. Feyerabend to Popper, 29 April [1961] 7. Feyerabend to Popper, [1961] 8. Feyerabend to Popper, 14 May [1961] 9. Feyerabend to Popper, [17 August 1961] 10. Feyerabend to Popper, [1961] 11. Feyerabend to Popper, [1961] 12. Feyerabend to Popper, [1961] 13. Feyerabend to Popper, 25 October 1961 1. Feyerabend to Popper, [16 January 1962] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [18 July 1962] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, [1962] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, 14 March [1963] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [1963] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, [19 December 1963] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, 26 Febraury [1964] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, [1 December 1964] 1. Popper to Feyerabend, 11 January 1965 2. Feyerabend to Popper, 17 January [1965] 3. Feyerabend to Popper, 13 October [1965] 4. Feyerabend to Popper, 27 December [1965] 1. Feyerabend to Popper, 21 April [1967] 2. Feyerabend to Popper, 4 October [1967] Part III: Unpublished Papers Chapter 5: Complementarity and the Two-Slit Experiment (1953) Chapter 6: A Defence of Free Thinking in Quantum Theory (1953) 2. The Instrumentalist View of Scientific Theories 3. Criticism of the Instrumentalist View 4. Prediction and Retrodiction in Quantum Mechanics 5. Twenty-Five Years of Complementarity 6. The Completeness of the Theory 7. Statistical Interpretation 8. Conclusion Chapter 7: Philosophy and the Physicists (1955) Chapter 8: Observationally Complete Theories: Some Observations on Quantum Theory (1958) References Index