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Thomas Kuhn’s Life
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The Lowell Lectures
After college, Thomas Kuhn was invited to the Lowell Institute to give lectures. These lectures gave Thomas Kuhn the ability to delve deep into the structure of science. He discussed the history of science as well as modern-day science to audiences. With a big focus on change throughout the ages of science, Thomas Kuhn was developing his thoughts for future works. After these lectures, he received an assistant professor job at Harvard for a History of Science class. -
The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
Thomas Kuhn writes his first book on the history of science. He writes on the thousands of years of working knowledge in astronomy before the Copernican Revolution. The Copernican Revolution is about the planetary rotation and orbits in the solar system. Then Thomas Kuhn talks about the effects of the Copernican Revolution and after. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhn’s greatest contribution to the community of philosophy of science came from this. His theory states Scientific Revolutions come from what he calls Paradigm Shifts. His theory states that when many anomalies accumulate it causes a new way of thinking or paradigm shift to occur. This new scientific revolution will then cause normal scientists to continue researching within that paradigm until new anomalies occur. This book demonstrated that science was messy. -
The Road Since Structure
Thomas Kuhn broke this book down into three different sections. First, he showed the development of his throughout his career. Secondly, he responds to the criticisms he has received. Lastly, is a recorded interview he had one year before his eventual death. Down below it part of the interview.
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Major Works
Fieser, James. “Thomas S. Kuhn (1922—1996).” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, https://iep.utm.edu/kuhn-ts/#H1. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development Ofd Western Thought. Harvard Univ. Press, 1970. Kuhn, Thomas. The Road since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview. University of Chicago Press, 2002. Kuhn, TS. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago University Press, 1970.