Deconstructing Paul Karl Feyerabend's Epistemology And Its Implications For Corruption Eradication
Keywords:
epistemological anarchism, Feyerabend, corruption, deconstruction, Indonesia
Abstract
This paper examines the thought of Paul Karl Feyerabend, one of the leading contemporary philosophers to criticize the positivism that has dominated modern science. It focuses on Feyerabend's epistemological anarchism and its implications for knowledge about corruption and corruption eradication in Indonesia, addressing the persistent gap between the extraordinary danger of corruption and the fragmented, discipline-bound way it continues to be studied and handled. This is a library (documentary) study using an interpretive description and content analysis. Secondary data were drawn from scholarly literature, books, journal articles and research reports relevant to epistemology, scientific method, and knowledge and handling of corruption, with Feyerabend's Against Method (1975) as the principal reference alongside relevant corruption studies. The findings show the continuing relevance of Feyerabend's thought, in which diverse methods may be used, counterinduction can be applied, and the proliferation of knowledge can occur. Eradicating corruption in Indonesia, given its formal institutions and culture, depends heavily on the President's will. Read through interpretive and content analysis in light of the large public demonstrations of late August 2025, the war against corruption should at minimum be pursued through a law that impoverishes convicted corruptors. Should corruption be reduced, anti-corruption education could then be instilled from early childhood, within families and educational institutions, adapted to local wisdom
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Published
2026-07-22
How to Cite
Santosa, P. B., Muttaqin, A. A., Darwanto, D., Iskandar, D. D., Rouf, A., & Anggoro, G. P. (2026). Deconstructing Paul Karl Feyerabend’s Epistemology And Its Implications For Corruption Eradication. International Journal of Education, Vocational and Social Science , 5(03), 5926-5939. https://doi.org/10.63922/ijevss.v5i03.5460
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