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Thomas S. Kuhn
Birth date: July 18, 1922
Died: June 17, 1996
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Philosophy, Science
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A little tea, a little chat
A little tea, a little chat rated it 11 years ago
I have made an update to my review in response to comments.http://alittleteaalittlechat.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/the-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-by-thomas-kuhn/
DanAllosso
DanAllosso rated it 12 years ago
Kuhn’s thesis is that scientific progress does not proceed cumulatively, as most people have believed. Instead, he says that it oscillates between stable periods of normal science, during which scientists elaborate and extend a single dominant paradigm, and revolutionary breaks, when an existing par...
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 12 years ago
Scientists are so passionate about their work, and even if you're a scientist yourself it can sometimes take you by surprise to see just how passionate they are. A few years ago, when I was working at NASA, we made up a game called If Research Were Romance. Here, let me show you how to play.In real ...
Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 12 years ago
This kind of book is why I love audible so much. I never would have read it let alone understand it if it weren't for being on audible. The book is written at such a level that anyone can follow what he's trying to say. I never would have realized that if I were reading the book on my own. (God bles...
Never Read Passively
Never Read Passively rated it 16 years ago
The premise of the book is that science doesn't progress by the cumulative addition of knowledge, but instead advances by major shifts in paradigms that replace, rather than increment, large parts of previous paradigms. To begin with, scientific research in a specific subject is carried out within t...
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