The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
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book
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non-fiction book → philosophy of science book → |
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history of science
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philosophy of science → |
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observation is theory-laden
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paradigm shifts involve changes in fundamental concepts and experimental practices → scientific communities operate within paradigms → scientific development proceeds through periods of normal science and revolutionary science → scientific progress is not purely cumulative → |
| author |
Thomas S. Kuhn
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anomaly
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crisis in science → incommensurability → paradigm → scientific community → |
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Postscript-1969
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United States
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| field |
history of science
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philosophy → |
| hasEdition |
postscript 1969 edition
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second edition → third edition → |
| impact |
challenged logical positivist views of science
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popularized the term paradigm shift beyond philosophy of science → |
| influenced |
postpositivist philosophy of science
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science and technology studies → social constructivist views of science → sociology of scientific knowledge → |
| influencedBy |
Alexandre Koyré
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Ludwik Fleck → |
| introducedConcept |
incommensurability of paradigms
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normal science → paradigm shift → puzzle-solving in science → scientific revolution → |
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English
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| notableFor |
historical case studies of scientific change
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| originallyPublishedAs |
volume in the International Encyclopedia of Unified Science
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1962
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| publisher |
University of Chicago Press
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| subject |
history of science
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paradigm shift → philosophy of science → scientific change → |
| usesCaseStudy |
Copernican revolution
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development of classical mechanics → emergence of chemistry from alchemy → |
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Scientific Revolution
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Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923
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Thomas Kuhn
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