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Thomas Kuhn Born
Thomas Kuhn, one of the most influential philosophers of all time is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. -
Thomas Kuhn begins teaching at Berkeley.
Thomas Kuhn became a professor at University of California, Berkeley. This allowed him to network with his colleagues and discuss with Paul Feyerabend his famous book "The Structure of Scientific Revolution." Bird, Alexander. “Thomas Kuhn.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 31 Oct. 2018, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/. -
Kuhn's book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" is published.
Perhaps Kuhn's most influential work, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was published in the series "International Encyclopedia of Unified Science." This work first coined the term "Paradigm Shift" that Thomas Kuhn is famous for. Bird, Alexander. “Thomas Kuhn.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 31 Oct. 2018, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/. -
International Colloquium
Philosophers Johns Watkins and Karl Popper have debates with Kuhn that shed light on the significance of his works. Which had received a lot of criticism until these debates were published a few years later. The summarized ideas of Kuhn can be found in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL7PA51Qs8A Bird, Alexander. “Thomas Kuhn.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 31 Oct. 2018, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/. -
Thomas Kuhn Dies
Thomas Kuhn dies after having been diagnosed with lung cancer. He survived for two years with the disease, and passed away at the age of 73
