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Thomas Kuhn demonstrated that the aristolean science was genuine science that those working within that tradition , especially those working within that tradition, in particular those working on ptolemaic astronomy, were engaged in an entirely reasonable and recognizably scientific project.Kuhn showed that Copernicus was himself far more indebted to that tradition that had been typically recognized.He nonetheless emphasizes that the astronomers were responding to problems faced in science. -
In 1962 Kuhn published a book called the structure of scientific revolutions .He claims that scientist have no way to compare concepts on either side of a scientific revolution.To kuhn concepts were incommensurable.Kuhn saw similar stages in entire sciences.He said first a field of study matures by forming a paradigm.A set of guiding concepts,theories and methods in which most members of the revelant community agree.Kuhn argues that anamolies are pushed aside or left as problems. -
A paradigm to kuhn is defined as a fundamental change in a idea.IT is defined as a global organizing model or theory with great explanatory power.Science matures and becomes more paradigmatic.Paradigm change is a value change .Normal science can articulate a paradigm but it cannot change it only intuition can change paradigm.Kuhn writes that paradigms are not corrigible by science,normal science ultimately leads only to the recognition of anomalies and to crisis . -
One of the more major publishing events in the history and the philosophy of science has occurred in one of kuhns book.It has reflected immediate interest .For historians of physics , kuhns latest book suggest a major and controversial reassessment of the quantum into physics.Kuhns new volume traces plancks work on this problem to understand his scientific motivation that determined the type and style of research he undertook.The book capture the interest of scientist.