Thomas Kuhn

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511613975

Contemporary Philosophy in Focus offers a series of introductory volumes to many of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Thomas Kuhn (1922–96), the author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, is probably the best-known and most influential historian and philosopher of science of the last 25 years, and has become something of a cultural icon. His concepts of paradigm, paradigm change and incommensurability have changed the way we think about science. This volume offers an introduction to Kuhn's life and work and then considers the implications of Kuhn's work for philosophy, cognitive psychology, social studies of science and feminism. The volume is more than a retrospective on Kuhn, exploring future developments of cognitive and information services along Kuhnian lines. Outside of philosophy the volume will be of particular interest to professionals and students in cognitive science, history of science, science studies and cultural studies.

"Serious students and regulars of philosophy of science, history of science, psychology, and cultural and social studies, will find much in this volume to rouse revolutions in thought." Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

"Nickles has given us an interesting and stimulating volume." Metapsychology

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Contributors
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Preface
pp xiii-xiii
- By Thomas Nickles, Foundation Professor of Philosophy and Chair, University of Nevada, Reno
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Introduction
pp 1-18
- By Thomas Nickles, Foundation Professor of Philosophy and Chair, University of Nevada, Reno
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1 - Kuhn and Logical Empiricism
pp 19-44
- By Michael Friedman, Professor of Arts and Humanities, Indiana University
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2 - Thomas Kuhn and French Philosophy of Science
pp 45-64
- By Gary Gutting, Professor of philosophy, University of Notre Dame
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3 - Normal Science and Dogmatism, Paradigms and Progress: Kuhn ‘versus’ Popper and Lakatos
pp 65-100
- By John Worrall, Professor of philosophy of science, London School of Economics; Codirector of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics
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4 - Kuhn's Philosophy of Scientific Practice
pp 101-121
- By Joseph Rouse, Professor of philosophy and chair of the Science in Society Program, Wesleyan University
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5 - Thomas Kuhn and the Problem of Social Order in Science
pp 122-141
- By Barry Barnes, Professor of sociology, University of Exeter
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6 - Normal Science: From Logic to Case-Based and Model-Based Reasoning
pp 142-177
- By Thomas Nickles, Foundation Professor of Philosophy and Chair, University of Nevada, Reno
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7 - Kuhn, Conceptual Change, and Cognitive Science
pp 178-211
- By Nancy J. Nersessian, Professor of Cognitive Science and Coordinator of the Cognitive Science Program, Georgia Institute of Technology
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8 - Kuhn on Concepts and Categorization
pp 212-245
- By Peter Barker, Professor of History of Science, The University of Oklahoma, Xiang Chen, Associate Professor, California Lutheran University, Hanne Andersen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory, University of Copenhagen
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9 - Kuhn's World Changes
pp 246-260
- By Richard E. Grandy, Carolyn and Fred McManis Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Rice University
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10 - Does The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Permit a Feminist Revolution in Science?
pp 261-281
- By Helen E. Longino, Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, The University of Minnesota
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Selected References in English
pp 282-284
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Index
pp 285-298
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xiii

Introduction
pp 1-18

1 - Kuhn and Logical Empiricism
pp 19-44

2 - Thomas Kuhn and French Philosophy of Science
pp 45-64

3 - Normal Science and Dogmatism, Paradigms and Progress: Kuhn ‘versus’ Popper and Lakatos
pp 65-100

4 - Kuhn's Philosophy of Scientific Practice
pp 101-121

5 - Thomas Kuhn and the Problem of Social Order in Science
pp 122-141

6 - Normal Science: From Logic to Case-Based and Model-Based Reasoning
pp 142-177

7 - Kuhn, Conceptual Change, and Cognitive Science
pp 178-211

8 - Kuhn on Concepts and Categorization
pp 212-245

9 - Kuhn's World Changes
pp 246-260

10 - Does The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Permit a Feminist Revolution in Science?
pp 261-281

Selected References in English
pp 282-284

Index
pp 285-298

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