With the pleasure that comes from reminiscing, today I’m quoting Feyerabend, and this wonderful shot came to mind (© AGF Bernardinatti, Trento, 1992, in the book "Ambiguità e armonia" Editori Laterza, 1998), where the epistemological anarchist and metaphysician of abundance is amusingly posing after the photographer asked him to assume the attitude of an important philosopher. Feyerabend emphasized the importance of maintaining a genuine sense of humor and the need to abandon the pedantic and condescending humor often found in expert communities, which rarely makes one laugh but serves as an intimidating mechanism to preserve power and distance themselves from the general public (see the introduction to Against Method). For all this and much more that doesn't fit in a single post, I highly recommend keeping in mind the work of this controversial and multifaceted philosopher. His words make more sense with each passing day.

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