"ANYTHING GOES" VS. "WHO TOUCHES THIS BOOK TOUCHES A MAN": WILLIAM JAMES AND PAUL FEYERABEND ON METAPHYSICAL, ETHICAL, AND AESTHETIC "ABUNDANCE".

This essay explores the views of U.S. philosopher and psychologist William James and philosopher of science Paul Feyerabend on metaphysical, ethical and aesthetic abundance of both nature and the human cultural world. Topics discussed include a comparison of James' pragmatism and Feyerabend's philosophy and the ethical and political significance of libraries. The need to avoid scientistic reductionism and ideological dogmatism by affirming fallibilism is also recommended.