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Thomas Kuhn, b. 7/18/1922, d. 6/17/1996
Thomas Kuhn's professional life began at Harvard university. In 1949 Kuhn earned his doctorate in physics. In addition to his education, he also taught a course in the history of science from 1948 to 1956. It is important to note that Kuhn started his philosophical journey with a deep understanding of science giving a large amount of credibility to his thoughts on science and theory. He had the experience of both learning and teaching which assisted him in his route to success. -
Thomas Kuhn, b. 7/18/1922, d. 6/17/1996
In 1962 Thomas Kuhn published "The structure of Scientific Revolutions". This publication was Kuhn's most famous contribution to the philosophy of science. This work was his introduction of the idea of scientific paradigm shifts. Kuhn argued that the progression of scientific experimentation and theories is an abrupt change rather than one continuous development. Not only was his work a brand new way of thinking, it was also not accepted immediately. -
Thomas Kuhn, b. 7/18/1922, d. 6/17/1996
In 1965 a debate was supposed to take place between Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend on the topic of critical rationalism. Feyerabend could not attend this debate however a conversation on the subject still took place. A man by the name of John Watkins who was an English philosopher stepped in place for Feyerabend. The importance of this discussion can be measured by its outcome. The debate highlighted how Kuhn's interpretation of critical rationalism differed from Popper's. -
Thomas Kuhn, b. 7/18/1922, d. 6/17/1996
I am choosing 1970 as the final significant year for Thomas Kuhn's contributions to the philosophy of science. 1970 was the year that Kuhn published his second edition of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". In this work Kuhn cleared up some of the confusion that people had with his first edition. In his first version, Kuhn did not do an excellent job with giving his exact definition of a paradigm. People had the opinion that he jumped around on the definition and that's what made it-