The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Book Summary

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Thomas S. Kuhn

What’s inside

Kuhn’s ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions’ argues that scientific progress isn’t gradual but punctuated by paradigm shifts.

You’ll Learn

  • Insights into the dynamics of scientific progress
  • Understanding the role of anomalies in shifting paradigms
  • Appreciation of the complex process of scientific revolutions
  • Recognition of the social and philosophical aspects of science

Key Points

  • Science progresses through ‘paradigm shifts’
  • Normal science operates within paradigms
  • Anomalies and crises trigger scientific revolutions
  • The incommensurability of different paradigms
  • Scientific revolutions are non-cumulative
  • The role of the scientific community in paradigm shifts

Who’s it For

  • Scientists
  • Philosophers
  • Students of Science
  • Historians of Science
  • Readers interested in the philosophy of science

About the author

Thomas S. Kuhn was a physicist, philosopher, and historian known for his groundbreaking work on the philosophy of science.