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Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows
Thomas Kuhns began on a 3-year program that concentrated on creating and developing his thoughts and ideas as a science historian and philosopher, he continued his studies and began giving a course in history of science, focusing on development of mechanics from Aristotle to Newton. "Thomas Kuhn." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 12 Jun. 2017. Web. 12/8/2019
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The Copernican Revolution
Thomas Kuhn published his first book “The Copernican Revolution” which analyzed the relationship among theory and belief and observation. Thomas Kuhn studied the development of heliocentric theory of the solar system, which stated that the sun lies near the central point of the solar system/ Universe. He explains the various roles in science including astronomy and nonscientific aspects. This also included the Greek concept of the universe and religion. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhns published his second book “The structure of scientific revolutions” which challenged the view of “normal science”. Thomas Kuhns argued that “scientific research and thought are defined by “paradigms,” or conceptual world-views, that consist of formal theories, classic experiments, and trusted methods.”(Lotha and Sheffer, 2019) This led to Thomas Kuhns know to be the most influential philosopher of science in the twentieth century -
The Essential Tension
Kuhn’s book transformed philosophy of science, the known history and his notion of paradigm shifts was broadened in various aspects, such as political science, economics, sociology, and business. Thomas Kuhn’s works became a collection of essays, The Essential Tension and the technical study Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity. (Lotha. Sheffer, 2019)
