Thomas kuhn

Thomas Kuhn

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  • Early Life (1922-1996)

    Early Life (1922-1996)
    Kuhn earned a bachelors and masters degree in physics at Harvard University in 1943 and 1946, and later obtained his PHD in History or Philosophy of Science in 1949 (Britannica). Kuhn went on to write several books but his most famous was The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Britannica). Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Thomas S. Kuhn". Encyclopedia Britannica, Invalid Date, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-S-Kuhn. Accessed 5 October 2021.

  • The Copernican Revolution (1957)

    The Copernican Revolution (1957)
    Kuhn describes Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory as a precursor to a scientific revolution (Weinert 334). Kuhn describes Copernicus' theory as revolution making and not the revolution itself (Weinert 333). This work can be seen as the first initial developments of Kuhn's thinking of Philosophy of Science. Weinert, Friedel. “Lines of Descent: Kuhn and Beyond.” Foundations of Science, vol. 19, no. 4, Springer Netherlands, 2014, pp. 331–52, doi:10.1007/s10699-013-9342-y.

  • The Structures of Scientific Revolutions (1962)

    The Structures of Scientific Revolutions (1962)
    Kuhn's work proposed a model for scientific change that emphasized historical development (Sankey 1). Kuhn proposed science to be fragmented until a consensus forms around a specific view point and a paradigm is born (Sankey 1). Kuhn stated these paradigms would shift. Sankey, Howard. “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn.” Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 36, no. 6, Blackwell Publishing, 2002, pp. 821–24, doi:10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.t01-5-01102a.x.

  • Death of Kuhn (1996)

    Death of Kuhn (1996)
    Thomas Kuhn's work in Philosophy of Science fundamentally changed the way science has been viewed throughout history and thanks to his work, its safe to say everyone knows about paradigm shifts.