
Thomas Kuhn: Scientific Philosopher and Historian (July 18, 1922-July 17, 1996)
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Shortly after earning his PhD from Harvard, he began to teach the history and philosophy of science there. This would be the beginning of an illustrious career. References: Reed, Jane. "Photograph of Thomas Kuhn." N.p., 08 Mar. 1985. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.; "Thomas S. Kuhn." Ed. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. N.p., 14 July 2020. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.
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After teaching at Harvard, Kuhn went on to teach at the University of California at Berkeley(1956–64), Princeton University(1964–79), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(1979–91). References: "Thomas S. Kuhn." Ed. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. N.p., 14 July 2020. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.; "Thomas Samuel Kuhn." N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2020.
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In Kuhn's first book, he studies Copernican heliocentric theory of the solar system and how its development came to be during the Renaissance. References: Kuhn, Thomas S. "The Copernican Revolution : Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought." N.p., 01 Jan. 1992. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.; "Thomas S. Kuhn." Ed. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. N.p., 14 July 2020. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.
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In 1962, Thomas Kuhn's second book is published and would end up being the highlight of his career, influencing science and the philosophy of it still to this day.
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References: Moore, Levi. "Objections to Kuhn's Theory of Scientific Progression." N.p., 22 Jan. 2017. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.; "Thomas S. Kuhn." Ed. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. N.p., 14 July 2020. Web. 09 Aug. 2020. -
Kuhn's work sent ripples in fields like sociology to business management. His concepts of paradigms and structure of scientific accomplishments would revolutionize the history and philosophy of science. References: "Thomas S. Kuhn." Ed. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. N.p., 14 July 2020. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.;Bycroft, Michael. "Was Kuhn an Internalist?" N.p., 2014. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.
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Kuhn would later publish two more books, The Essential Tension(1977) and The Black-Body Theory and The Quantum Discontinuity(1978). References: "Thomas S. Kuhn." Ed. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. N.p., 14 July 2020. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.; Morey, Alistair. "Book Review: Thinking in Some Cases." N.p., 17 May 2017. Web. 09 Aug. 2020.