Thomas Kuhn (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus)

Thomas Kuhn (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus)
by Thomas Nickles (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Illustrated edition (28 Oct. 2002)
Language: English
Hardcover: 314 pages
ISBN-10: 0521792061
ISBN-13: 9780521792066
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Book Description
Contemporary Philosophy in Focus offers a series of introductory volumes to many of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Thomas Kuhn (1922–96), the author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, is probably the best-known and most influential historian and philosopher of science of the last 25 years, and has become something of a cultural icon. His concepts of paradigm, paradigm change and incommensurability have changed the way we think about science. This volume offers an introduction to Kuhn’s life and work and then considers the implications of Kuhn’s work for philosophy, cognitive psychology, social studies of science and feminism. The volume is more than a retrospective on Kuhn, exploring future developments of cognitive and information services along Kuhnian lines. Outside of philosophy the volume will be of particular interest to professionals and students in cognitive science, history of science, science studies and cultural studies.