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Thomas Kuhn (18JUL1922-17JUN1996)
Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati. Since a little boy Kuhn had always been a loner and independent thinker. In the 2nd grade shockingly he could not proficiently read. As crazy as that sounds because he becomes a great philosopher. In the 6th grade Kuhn moved to a small town outside of manhattan. At his new school they taught him pacifism. He only went to that school fro three years. Kuhn graduated from a prep school in PA. He graduated in the top 3 out of 105. Then went to Harvard in 1940. -
Thomas Kuhn College teachings
In 1949 Kuhn earned his PHD in Physics. Thats where it all started for him as a great philosopher. He taught at many colleges around the country. He taught at UC Berkeley, Harvard, Princeton, and Mass. Institute of Technology. Kuhn also wrote books about his ideas. One of his books was based on the scientific revolutions. He argued that paradigms are scientific thoughts and research. Thomas Kuhn is known for his great thoughts on the paradigm shifts. For Kuhn there are 2 major great shifts. -
Thomas Kuhn thoughts of Quantum Physics and General Relativity
Thomas Kuhn combined philosophy of science with the history of science. Therefore Kuhn was so intrigued with paradigm shifts. Quantum physics is the study of the smallest level of energy such as atoms. General Relativity was discovered by Einstein, what it is, is the fundamental of gravity. Gravity is the biggest phenomena. The paradigm shift between quantum physics would be the underlying concepts and research. The paradigm shift in general relativity is normal science & revolutionary science. -
Thomas Kuhn later years
Thomas Kuhn died at the age of 73 from lung and throat cancer. He battled cancer for two years. Four years prior to his death he retired at the age of 69 from MIT. Through out his lifer time Thomas Kuhn made many great theories in the philosophy of Science. Many to this day we still use.
