The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Foundations of the Unity of Science, Vol. 2, No. 2)

" The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is 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. Its author, Thomas S. Kuhn, wastes little time on demolishing the logical empiricist view of science as an objective progression toward the truth. Instead he erects from ground up a structure in which science is seen to be heavily influenced by nonrational procedures, and in which new theories are viewed as being more complex than those they usurp but not as standing any closer to the truth Science is not the steady, cumulative acquisition of knowledge that is portrayed in the textbooks. Rather, it is a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions ... in each of which one conceptual world view is replaced by another.... “Since Kuhn Joes 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, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has been a resounding success.”—Nicholas Wade, Science “Occasionally there emerges a book which has an influence far beyond its originally intended audience .... Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions ... has now clearly emerged as just such a work.”—Ron Johnston, Times Higher Education Supplement Introduction: A Role For History -- The Route To Normal Science -- The Nature Of Normal Science -- Normal Science As Puzzle-solving -- The Priority Of Paradigms -- Anomaly And The Emergence Of Scientific Discoveries -- Crisis And The Emergence Of Scientific Theories -- The Response To Crisis -- The Nature And Necessity Of Scientific Revolutions -- Revolutions As Changes Of World View -- The Invisibility Of Revolutions -- The Resolution Of Revolutions -- Progress Through Revolutions. By Thomas S. Kuhn. Includes Bibliographical References. An analysis of the history of science. Its publication was a landmark event in the sociology of knowledge, and popularized the terms paradigm and paradigm shift Thomas S. Kuhn's work explaining the process of scientific discovery. This text is the third edition and incorporates a new index. Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index.