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Thomas Kuhn 1922 - 1996
In 1947 Kuhn discovered that certain discoveries only made sense when using the assumptions in context with the time of the discovery. The example he speaks of is with Aristotle’s idea of motion and how out of context it didn’t make sense using Newtonian assumptions. This instance later led to his idea of structure. Ch.1
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Thomas Kuhn 1922 - 1996
By looking into the past of scientific discoveries, around 1964 Kuhn proposed a structure to how these scientific revolutions take place. Kuhn sought out to remove the implications of how science is viewed when it is out of the context of that time. Ch. 3
Marcum, J. A. (2015). Thomas Kuhn’s revolutions : a historical and an evolutionary philosophy of science? Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474219457 -
Thomas Kuhn 1922 - 1996
Kuhn displayed much interest in the history of science and how it closely related with the philosophy of science. In 1968 Kuhn contributed to a Science entry in the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Kuhn often looked to the past for answers in regards to the philosophy of science. Ch.5
Marcum, J. A. (2015). Thomas Kuhn’s revolutions : a historical and an evolutionary philosophy of science? Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474219457 -
Thomas Kuhn 1922 - 1996
In 1990 Kuhn completed his book on EPS, where he discussed “the new role for incommensurability as an isolation mechanism and with respect to scientific progress.” Incommensurability according to Kuhn, are the changes in the concepts used to state and solve the problems of that time. Youtube Ch.6
Marcum, J. A. (2015). Thomas Kuhn’s revolutions : a historical and an evolutionary philosophy of science? Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474219457