Thomas Kuhn

Alexander Bird

Thomas S. Kuhn (1922-1996) transformed the philosophy of science. His seminal 1962 work, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", sold over one million copies and was translated into more than a dozen languages. It introduced the term "paradigm shift" into the vernacular and remains a fundamental text in the study of the history and philosophy of science. This introduction to Kuhn's ideas situates "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" within the development of his thought over time. Alexander Bird explains Kuhn's central distinction between normal and revolutionary science and then examines in detail the role played by the key notion of a paradigm in his account of radical scientific change. The book considers Kuhn's claim that the scientist's world changes when paradigms change and relates this thought to his views on perception, incommensurability, and meaning.The author engages with the main criticisms of Kuhn's philosophy. Examining Kuhn's thought in relation to its historical context as well as other more recent philosophies of science, Alexander Bird argues that Kuhn's thinking betrays a residual commitment to many theses characteristic of the empiricists he set out to challenge. His book concludes by looking at Kuhn's influence on the history and philosophy of science and asks where the field may be heading in the wake of Kuhn's ideas. Accessible to those with little formal philosophy training, this is an assured and engaging read for anyone interested in Kuhn's pivotal ideas.

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  • Preface vii 1. Kuhn's context 1 2. Normal and revolutionary science 29 3. Paradigms 65 4. Perception and world change 97 5. Incommensurability and meaning 149 6. Progress and relativism 209 7. Kuhn's legacy 267 Notes 281 Bibliography 299 Index 301

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書名 Thomas Kuhn
著作者等 Bird, Alexander
シリーズ名 Princeton paperbacks
Philosophy now
出版元 Princeton University Press
刊行年月 c2000
ページ数 xii, 308 p.
大きさ 22 cm
ISBN 0691057109
NCID BA65257764
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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