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Contributions to the Philosophy of Science World
Thomas Samuel Kuhn is one of the few science philosophers who has influenced scientists. Kuhn is one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century and its influence outside the philosophy of science. Not only in the history of science, but also in various fields of humanities and social sciences. His famous work is the Structure of the Scientific Revolution in 1962. This is the basis of modern science-oriented research. -
Thomas S. Kuhn's Birth Date
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 18, 1922 -
Schools and Degrees of Thomas Kuhn
Kuhn received a bachelor's degree in 1943 and a master's degree in 1946 in physics from Harvard University, however, earned a doctorate in the history of science in 1949. He taught history or philosophy of science at Harvard from 1951 to 1956. Then he taught at the University of California at Berkeley from 1956 to 1964. And then at Princeton University from 1964 to 1979. And last he taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1979 to 1991. -
The Copernican Revolution
This was his first book in this book he studied the development of the heliocentric theory of the solar system at the time of the Renaissance. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Thomas S. Kuhn.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 14 July 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-S-Kuhn. -
Kuhn's Major Accomplishment
In his second excellent book, "The Structure of the Scientific Revolution," he argues that research and thought are defined by "paradigms" or conceptual worldviews consisting of formal theory, classical experiments, and reliable methods. Scientists usually accept extraordinary paradigms and try to expand their scope by improving theory, explaining confusing data, and setting more accurate standards and phenomena. Videos
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Thomas S. Kuhn Death Date
Died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 17, 1996
