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Kuhn's structure of scientific revolutions
50 years on
Résumé
In 1962, the publication of Thomas Kuhn's Structure "revolutionized" the way one conducts philosophical and historical studies of science. Through the introduction of both memorable and controversial notions, such as paradigms, scientific revolutions, and incommensurability, Kuhn argued against the traditionally accepted notion of scientific change as a progression towards the truth about nature, and instead substituted the idea that science is a puzzle solving activity, operating under paradigms, which become discarded after it fails to respond accordingly to anomalous challenges and a rival paradigm. Kuhn's Structure has sold over 1.4 million copies and the Times Literary Supplement named it one of the "Hundred Most Influential Books since the Second World War." Now, fifty years after this groundbreaking work was published, this volume offers a timely reappraisal of the legacy of Kuhn's book and an investigation into what Structure offers philosophical, historical, and sociological studies of science in the future.
Détails | Table des matières
a moment in modern naturalism
pp.11-21
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_2Thomas Kuhn, epistemological revolutions, romantic narratives, and history and philosophy of science
pp.39-50
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_4pp.71-90
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_6on the structure of scientific normalcy
pp.91-104
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_7the essential tension between exploration and exploitation in science
pp.105-114
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_8pp.115-134
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_9Kuhn between realism and relativism
pp.135-152
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_10pp.153-166
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6_11Détails de la publication
Maison d'édition: Springer
Lieu de publication: Dordrecht
Année: 2015
Pages: 199
Collection: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13383-6
ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-13382-9
ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-13383-6
Citation complète:
Devlin William J., Bokulich Alisa (éd.), 2015, Kuhn's structure of scientific revolutions: 50 years on. Dordrecht, Springer.