{"id":2797,"date":"2024-01-12T18:04:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/?page_id=2797"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:16:33","slug":"paul-feyerabend-centennial-a-science-week-2024-event","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/?page_id=2797","title":{"rendered":"Science Week 2024 &#8211; Paul Feyerabend Centennial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2800 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKF2024_logo_BW-1024x956.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKF2024_logo_BW-1024x956.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKF2024_logo_BW-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKF2024_logo_BW-768x717.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKF2024_logo_BW-161x150.jpg 161w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKF2024_logo_BW-150x140.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PKF2024_logo_BW.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><strong>Exploring Paul Feyerabend\u2019s legacy for the reconstruction of the High Atlas region<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday February 15th, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chair of Complexities \u221e Humanities organized a side event during the UM6P Science Week 2024, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Paul Feyerabend&#8217;s birth. The event explored Feyerabend&#8217;s legacy and its potential for the reconstruction of the High Atlas region.<\/p>\n<p>This conference aimed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revisit and celebrate Feyerabend&#8217;s contributions to the philosophy of science, particularly his ideas on epistemological anarchy, intellectual freedom, and the importance of diverse approaches to knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>Explore how Feyerabend&#8217;s work remains relevant in contemporary discussions about scientific methodology, pluralism, and the role of &#8220;method&#8221; in scientific progress.<\/li>\n<li>Shift the focus from the abstract &#8220;cult of truth&#8221; to values such as tolerance, empathy, and solidarity in human communities.<\/li>\n<li>Connect Feyerabend&#8217;s ideas with the rich non-scientific approaches to knowledge found among various traditional cultures and autochthonous societies, particularly the Amazigh of the High Atlas region.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the importance of bio-cultural diversity, human rights, and environmental consciousness in building a more just and sustainable world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morning session: The Legacy of Paul Feyerabend&#8217;s Philosophy of Science<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This morning session will introduce Paul Feyerabend\u2019s work, its specificities, and its relevance to our current discussions in the philosophy of sciences and approaches to knowledge in a globalized and multicultural world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09:00-09:15<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OPENING REMARKS<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Reda Benkirane<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Professor ABS, Chair of Complexities\u221eHumanities, UM6P&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Virginia Chaitin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Epistemologist, Resident at the Insitute for Advanced Studies, UM6P<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDr2Hhjj-t8?list=PLBavXSAreiVxqTF1MNFIDZpX_x3EHA5Av&amp;index=2\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09:15 \u2014 10:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SCIENCE AND REALITY IN PAUL K. FEYERABEND<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Emmanuel Malolo Dissak\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Historian and Philosopher of Science and Techniques, University of Douala, Cameroon<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h19rbALcDY8?list=PLBavXSAreiVxqTF1MNFIDZpX_x3EHA5Av&amp;index=2&amp;pp=gAQBiAQB\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10:00 \u2014 10:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FEYERABEND AND THE POLITICS OF EPISTEMOLOGY IN AFRICA: DECOLONIZATION AGENDA IN PERSPECTIVE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Kenneth Uyi Abudu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Lecturer in African Epistemology, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-rvSem16v0?list=PLBavXSAreiVxqTF1MNFIDZpX_x3EHA5Av&amp;index=4\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10:30 \u2014 11:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FUNARCHISM: FEYERABEND\u2019S CRITICAL HEDONISM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Matteo Collodel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Philosopher of Science, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ca&#8217; Foscari University of Venice, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qo0vM20GWEU?list=PLBavXSAreiVxqTF1MNFIDZpX_x3EHA5Av&amp;index=4&amp;pp=gAQBiAQB\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:15 \u2014 11:45<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE CURRENT RELEVANCE OF FEYERABEND\u2019S PLURALISM<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Karim Bschir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Philosopher of Science, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University St. Gallen, Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7N0vh_ITQg?list=PLBavXSAreiVxqTF1MNFIDZpX_x3EHA5Av&amp;index=6\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:45 &#8211; 12:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROUNDTABLE: FEYERABENDIAN PHILOSOPHY AND THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN HUMANITIES<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussant : <\/span><b>Ali Benmakhlouf<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Center for African Studies, UM6P<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ME1rGLhGl0Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qsFSxqY7t6o\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afternoon Session: Endogenous Approaches to Knowledge: the High Atlas culture as a case-study<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This afternoon session will focus on non-western and\/or traditional perspectives and approaches to knowledge, as promoted by the Feyerabend Foundation in numerous regions of the world. We will consider in particular, the case of the High Atlas societies, in the context of the massive, post-earthquake, reconstruction effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:00-14:45<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HIGHLIGHTING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: A FEYERABENDIAN LEGACY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Virginia Chaitin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Epistemologist<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, IAS, UM6P<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRESENTATION OF THE P.K FEYERABEND FOUNDATION<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, President of the P.K.Feyerabend Foundation, Switzerland (online)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9xQAFqE99M\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:45-15:10<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ADAPTATION IN THE HIGH ATLAS REGION<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Abderrahim Ouarghidi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Anthropologist, Penn State University, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IkwTkDNrctI\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15:10 &#8211; 15:45<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE HIGH ATLAS<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exploration of various aspects of the communities\u2019 needs<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Hamid Ait Baskad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, President of the Cooperative Asmoun Imgdal, Village of Ighrem, Commune Imegdal, El Haouz ; <\/span><b>Abdelaziz Ait Ouakrim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, President of the Cooperative Taouloulte, Village of Annamer, Commune of Imegdal, El Haouz ; <\/span><b>Mohamed Errehimi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Farmer and indigenous to the Messfouia tribe, Ait Inzal, Commune of Tighdouine, El Haouz ; <strong>Zakia Majdouli<\/strong>, president of the DouTmaquite Aghbalou cooperative, Ourika Valley; <strong>Ibrahim<\/strong> <\/span><b>Id Idar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Member of the Association Ajdigue Ait Ougumed, Village of Amsslane, Commune of Imegdal, El Haouz ; <\/span><b>Abdellah Ait Ouahmane<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, President of the Association Jil Najjah Ait Hssaine, Village of Ait Hssaine, Amizmiz, El Haouz.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil fertility and livestock&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water governance and agriculture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing and Traditional architecture&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture and Spirituality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language and knowledge diversity&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JnPfSwU7zQM\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16:15 &#8211; 17:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DISCUSSION WITH FIELD EXPERTS &amp; UM6P TEACHERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Hassan Radoine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Director of SAP+D, UM6P; <\/span><b>Selma Zerhouni<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Architect, SAP+D, UM6P ; <\/span><b>Sarah Alami<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Anthropologist, SCI, UM6P; ; <\/span><b>Oussama Moukmir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Contractor, Association Labina ; <\/span><b>Asmaa Maaroufi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, PhD student, SCI, UM6P ; <\/span><b>Yassin El Ouardi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Structural engineer, Miyamoto International.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WiBumq47wsM\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XDHRMb5nldw\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><b>UM6P Science Week on Transitions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The centennial celebration is part of UM6P&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/?page_id=1838\">Science Week<\/a>, which focuses on the broader theme of<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2802 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Against-method-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Against-method-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Against-method-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Against-method-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Against-method-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Against-method.jpg 1005w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/> &#8220;Transitions.&#8221; Feyerabend&#8217;s work resonates with this theme as his seminal book \u201cAgainst Method\u201d is key to the transition from a philosophy of science that mostly discusses the rules of scientific method to challenging the existence and even desirability of such a method in scientific practice. This defining shift of perspective in the philosophy of science debate affected the traditional notion of science as the privileged form of knowledge, leading to an epistemological reassessment of knowledge, transitioning to one that offers new perspectives on how different forms of knowledge coexist in the modern world and why they should also be taken into account. By connecting the centennial conference to the Science Week, we aim to enhance interdisciplinary dialogue and promote a holistic understanding of transitions in knowledge, culture, and society.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2799 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Paul_Feyerabend_Berkeley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Paul_Feyerabend_Berkeley.jpg 609w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Paul_Feyerabend_Berkeley-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/cch.um6p.ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Paul_Feyerabend_Berkeley-147x150.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>Paul Feyerabend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp; (b.1924, d.1994), having studied science at the University of Vienna, moved into philosophy for his doctoral thesis, made a name for himself both as an expositor and (later) as a critic of Karl Popper\u2019s \u201ccritical rationalism\u201d, and went on to become one of the twentieth century\u2019s most famous philosophers of science. An imaginative maverick, he became a critic of philosophy of science itself, particularly of \u201crationalist\u201d attempts to lay down or discover rules of scientific method. <span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">(<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/feyerabend\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/feyerabend\/)<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The P. Feyerabend Centennial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pkfcentennial.org\/\"> P. Feyerabend centennial<\/a> provides an opportunity to reflect on the legacy of a thinker who championed freedom, diversity, and a critical perspective in the philosophy of science. Feyerabend&#8217;s work continues to inspire scholars and thinkers across disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pkfeyerabend.org\/en\/&nbsp;\">Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation<\/a> promotes the empowerment and well-being of disadvantaged human communities. By strengthening intra and inter-community solidarity the Foundation strives to improve local capacities, promote the respect of human rights, and sustain cultural and biological diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring Paul Feyerabend\u2019s legacy for the reconstruction of the High Atlas region Thursday February 15th, 2024 The Chair of Complexities \u221e Humanities organized a side event during the UM6P Science Week 2024, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Paul Feyerabend&#8217;s birth. 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