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Thomas Samuel Kuhn (/ k uː n /; July 18, 1922 – June 17, 1996) was an American historian and philosopher of science whose 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was influential in both academic and popular circles, introducing the term paradigm shift, which has since become an English-language idiom.
Aug 13, 2004 · Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922–1996) is one of the most influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century, perhaps the most influential. His 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is one of the most cited academic books of all time.
Jun 13, 2024 · Thomas S. Kuhn was an American historian of science who is best known for The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), one of the most influential works of history and philosophy written in the 20th century.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a book about the history of science by the philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn. Its publication was a landmark event in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science.
Thomas Samuel Kuhn, although trained as a physicist at Harvard University, became an historian and philosopher of science through the support of Harvard’s president, James Conant.
Feb 25, 2009 · The metaphorical application of the mathematical notion specifically to the relation between successive scientific theories became controversial in 1962 after it was popularised by two influential philosophers of science: Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend.
The Thomas Kuhn Institute examines science from the perspective of how science discovers the world. From global warming to gene technologies; cyber-relationships to religion and politics; science and technology settle change and help us recognize society and our role in it.
Apr 18, 2012 · Thomas S. Kuhn (1922–96) was the Laurence Rockefeller Professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His books include The...
Jul 31, 2023 · Thomas Kuhn argued that science does not evolve gradually toward truth. Science has a paradigm that remains constant before going through a paradigm shift when current theories can’t explain some phenomenon, and someone proposes a new theory.
Apr 11, 2012 · Thomas Kuhn recognized the importance of revolutionary changes, or 'paradigm shifts', in science. Credit: B. PIERCE//TIME LIFE/GETTY. By the mid-1980s, Structure had achieved...
