Thomas Kuhn (July 18, 1922 - July 17, 1996)

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  • Birth

    Thomas Kuhn was born July 18, 1922, in Cincinati, Ohio. Little did his parents know at the time that he would be one of the most influential philosophers on the 20th century.

  • The Copernican Revolution

    This is the first book that Thomas Kuhn published, and it set the tone for the rest of the work that Kuhn would do in in his life. This theory dug into how paradigm shifts play a part in the philosophy of science. (2011

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    In this book that he published in 1962, Kuhn used the idea of paradigm shifts in order to better explain science. He explained that science is not always a gradual advancement and usually starts off with observation. (2020)
    This short Youtube video better explains what a paradigm shift is and its role in the philosophy of science. [Link text]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8

  • The Essential Tension

    This was another book another theory and book published by Thomas Kuhn. In this book he went over how science is not like a math problem that can be solved by going through structured steps. It is something that takes time and has many different avenues of approach. (2020)

  • Death

    Thomas Kuhn passes away at the age of 74 one day before his 75th birthday in Cambridge, Massachusetts.