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Birth/Overview of Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn was born July 18, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was among the greatest philosophers of science in the twentieth century. He is most well know for his idea pertaining to scientific revolutions and paradigm shifts. -
Bacheolors/Masters/Doctorate and The Copernican Revolution
He graduated from Harvard in 1943, then got his masters in 1946, and his doctorate in 1949. He then gained an assistant professorship in general education and history of science. In this time frame he published his first book, The Copernican Revolution (1957), This book describes his thoughts on Copernicus's ideas. Not only did his ideas contribute to a revolution in astronomy but also in science. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
In 1961 Kuhn gained his full professorship at the University of Berkeley. There in this time frame he published another book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. In this book, as you could guess by the name, Kuhn describes his famous idea's about the scientific revolutions, paradigms, and paradigm shifts. -
The Second Edition of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
In 1964 Kuhn switched schools and he then taught at Princeton University. While here he attended an International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science. He was supposed to have a debate with Feyerabend but he couldn't show, he in turn debated with John Walkins instead. After this, in 1970, Kuhn published the second edition of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. In this second edition he tries to clarify his idea of what a paradigm is to minimalize confusion. -
The Essential Tension
This was one of Kuhns earliest essays where he tells us how paramount is is that we maintain certain traditions or trends in science. -
Death
Thomas Kuhn died, age 73, of cancer on June 17, 1996 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was diagnosed with throat and lung cancer and continued on with life for 2 years until he unfortunately died. -
References
Bird, Alexander. “Thomas Kuhn.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 31 Oct. 2018, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/#LifeCare. “Copernican Revolution (Book).” Copernican Revolution (Book) - Knowino, 2010, https://www.theochem.ru.nl/~pwormer/Knowino/knowino.org/wiki/Copernican_revolution_(book).html#:~:text=According%20to%20Kuhn%2C%20the%20Copernican,basic%20problem's%20of%20everyday%20life. -
References 2
Thomas Kuhn." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 12 Jun. 2017. Web. 11/5/2022
<www.famousscientists.org/thomas-kuhn/>. Kuhn, Thomas S. (Thomas Samuel), 1922-1996, author. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago :University of Chicago Press, 1970. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Copernican Revolution. MJF Books, 1997. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2000.