Thomas S. Kuhn (1922–1996)
Forfatter af The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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Thomas S. Kuhn's work is best described as a normative historiography of science. He was educated at Harvard University, where in 1949 he completed a doctorate in physics. As a student, he was impressed by the differences between scientific method, as conventionally taught, and the way science vis mere actually works. Before moving to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1979, he taught at Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley, and Princeton University. Kuhn's most celebrated contribution to the philosophy of science is his controversial idea of paradigms and paradigm shifts. A paradigm is understood as a widely shared theoretical framework within which scientific research is conducted. According to Kuhn, science normally develops more or less smoothly within such a paradigm until an accumulation of difficulties reduces its effectiveness. The paradigm finally breaks down in a crisis, which is followed by the formation of a radically new paradigm in a so-called scientific revolution. The new paradigm is accepted, even though it might neither resolve all of the accumulated difficulties nor explain the data better than the older paradigm that it replaces. We find examples of paradigm shifts in the work of Copernicus, Galileo, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and others. Since its original publication in 1962, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions undoubtedly has been the single most influential book in the philosophy of science. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Værker af Thomas S. Kuhn
The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought (1957) 862 eksemplarer
The Road since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview (1968) 185 eksemplarer
Paradigmi e rivoluzioni nella scienza 2 eksemplarer
Objectivity, Value Judgement and Theory Choice 2 eksemplarer
Logic of Discovery or Psychology of Research? / Logik oder Psychologie der Forschung?: Englisch/Deutsch. [Great Papers… (2021) 2 eksemplarer
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Carl G. Hempel on the Rationality of Science 1 eksemplar
Tensione essenziale, La 1 eksemplar
Khun [Opere di] 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Kuhn, Thomas Samuel
- Fødselsdato
- 1922-07-18
- Dødsdag
- 1996-06-17
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Dødssted
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Dødsårsag
- lung cancer
- Bopæl
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Uddannelse
- Harvard University (BS|1943| MS|1946| PhD|1949 - Physics)
- Erhverv
- professor
physicist
historian of science
philosopher of science - Relationer
- Kuhn, Roger (brother)
- Organisationer
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
Harvard University
History of Science Society
Philosophy of Science Association - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1954)
George Sarton Medal (1982)
John Desmond Bernal Prize (1983)
National Academy of Sciences (1979)
American Philosophical Society (1974)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1963) (vis alle 8)
Leopoldina Academy (1979)
Académie Internationale d’Histoire des Sciences
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A seminal work that reoriented the assumptions and practices of academic history of science, as happens rather regularly.
A key text in the history of philosophy of science, it has impacted greatly our thinking and policy. In some ways, Kuhn offers a liberating view in which the benefits of transformative technological change are sudden, of high impact and diffuse. In other ways, there is a sense of inevitability of the process and a sense that the force of technological change was something beyond the actors involved.
I recommend reading this but not stopping here and after looking at a broader history of science text.… (mere)
I recommend reading this but not stopping here and after looking at a broader history of science text.… (mere)
Muy interesante, un incentivo a repensar las cosas, no siempre las cosas son como se cree solo por que así a sido desde antes, a veces es necesario repensarlas y puede que descubramos o teoricemos algo “nuevo”, bueno, y si no, ya solo el hecho de pensar y analizarlo es entretenido e interesante…
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In any case, it was a serendipitous thing all around; not only did I enjoy the class, this book left a strong imprint on me too. It's one of the few nonfiction books from my college years that I've kept on my dusty shelves. (Sorry, Calculus, you may be useful but you're just not much fun.)… (mere)