Kuhn quote

Thomas Samuel Kuhn

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  • Kuhn's Educational Roots

    Kuhn's Educational Roots
    Kuhn graduated with Honors from Harvard in 1943 (Bird). He later he earned his master’s degree in 1946 and doctorate in 1949, both degrees were in physics (Bird). Bird, Alexander, "Thomas Kuhn", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/thomas-kuhn/.

  • Structure of Scientific Revolution

    Structure of Scientific Revolution
    In 1961, Kuhn met Paul Feyerabend with whom he discussed The Structure of Scientific Revolution, which was later published in 1962 (Bird). This analyzed shifts in paradigms that lead scientific revolutions. The process goes as follows: normal science, anomalies, crisis, revolution. Bird, Alexander, "Thomas Kuhn", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/thomas-kuhn/.

  • Incommensurability

    Kuhn was judged for his on Scientific Revolution that he added Incommensurability philosophies for additional support. He argued that the standards for which the theories are assessed are not permanent, they vary (Bird), thus, making paradigms incomparable. Bird, Alexander, "Thomas Kuhn", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/thomas-kuhn/.

  • Theory-Dependence of Observation

    Kuhn develop the theory-dependence of observation thesis, adding to the psychological studies conducted by Harvard colleagues on how influences from prior experiences may influence one’s observations, thus, affecting current observed theories (Bird). Bird, Alexander, "Thomas Kuhn", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/thomas-kuhn/.