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

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.