The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn, Thomas S. Kuhn
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- Pub. Date: January 1996
- 210pp
- Sales Rank: 5,808
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 1996
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- Format: Paperback, 210pp
- Sales Rank: 5,808
- Series: Foundations of the Unity of Science Series
- ISBN-13: 9780226458083
- ISBN: 0226458083
- Edition Number: 3
- Edition Description: 1
Synopsis
Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index.
"A landmark in intellectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own immediate field. . . . It is written with a combination of depth and clarity that make it an almost unbroken series of aphorisms. . . . Kuhn does not permit truth to be a criterion of scientific theories, he would presumably not claim his own theory to be true. But if causing a revolution is the hallmark of a superior paradigm, [this book] has been a resounding success." —Nicholas Wade, Science
"Perhaps the best explanation of [the] process of discovery." —William Erwin Thompson, New York Times Book Review
"Occasionally there emerges a book which has an influence far beyond its originally intended audience. . . . Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions . . . has clearly emerged as just such a work." —Ron Johnston, Times Higher Education Supplement
"Among the most influential academic books in this century." —Choice
One of "The Hundred Most Influential Books Since the Second World War," Times Literary Supplement
Annotation
Anomaly & the emergence of scientific revolutions, effect of crisis, progress, etc.
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A Philosophical Masterpiece!by theolosopher
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April 20, 2009: This book presents a compelling argument not only for how scientific knowledge is brought about, but Kuhn's work also challenges the reader to reconsider what it means to say that one has "scientific knowledge" about a subject. I highly recommend it to any philosophically-inclined reader as a major work in the philosophy of science in the 20th century.
A Dark Moment in Human Historyby Anonymous
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April 18, 2008: Kuhn's book ulitmately had the unfortunate effect of making science seem irrational.
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