Kuhn, Thomas

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th-Anniversary Edition

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ISBN 13:: 9780226458120
author:: Kuhn, Thomas
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2012
Pages:: 288
Dimensions:: 14 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm
Genre:: Science & Nature, History & Philosophy, Reference
Condition:: New
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 50th Anniversary Edition by Thomas S. Kuhn is a landmark work that continues to shape our understanding of scientific progress. First published in 1962, Kuhn's groundbreaking ideas challenged traditional notions of scientific advancement, arguing that transformative breakthroughs occur outside the realm of everyday experimentation and data accumulation. This new edition, featuring an insightful introduction by Ian Hacking, provides a clear and contemporary context for Kuhn's influential concepts, including paradigm and incommensurability. Kuhn's work remains instructive in our modern biotech age, offering valuable insights into how scientific revolutions bring order to the anomalies that accumulate over time in research experiments. With its newly designed layout and expanded index, this edition is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the history of our perspectives on science. This edition will be welcomed by readers seeking to deepen their understanding of the history of science and its ongoing relevance to our world today.

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