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Earlier work
Kuhn published his first book The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought. Which was essentially the scientific revolution through Thomas Kuhn’s perception. -
Paradigm Shift
First publishing Structure of Scientific Revolutions arguing that scientific revolutions proceed through paradigm shifts. Kuhn asserts that the development of science is driven by adherence to a paradigm. Kuhn says the paradigm is the model of a great scientific achievement providing inspiration and guidance to the completion of scientific research. The functions of a paradigm are supplying puzzles for scientists to solve and help in providing tools to help get to their solution. -
Second Edition
Second edition publishing of Structure of Scientific Revolutions which included an important postscript where Kuhn clarified his notions of paradigm to clap back at Masterman’s criticism -
Essential Tension
In 1977, Kuhn published The Essential Tension which stemmed from one of his earlier essays where he emphasizes the importance of tradition in science -
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Continuance of Incommensurability
Kuhn continued to work on many topics in history and the philosophy of science, to include further development of the concept of incommensurability