Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge: Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, London, 1965

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Two books have been particularly influential in contemporary philosophy of science: Karl R. Popper's Logic of Scientific Discovery, and Thomas S. Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Both agree upon the importance of revolutions in science, but differ about the role of criticism in science's revolutionary growth. This volume arose out of a symposium on Kuhn's work, with Popper in the chair, at an international colloquium held in London in 1965. The book begins with Kuhn's statement of his position followed by seven essays offering criticism and analysis, and finally by Kuhn's reply. The book will interest senior undergraduates and graduate students of the philosophy and history of science, as well as professional philosophers, philosophically inclined scientists, and some psychologists and sociologists.

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Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge

Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, London, 1965

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Preface
pp iv-v

Note on the Third Impression
pp v-vi

Logic of Discovery or Psychology of Research?
pp 1-24

Against ‘Normal Science’
pp 25-38

Does the Distinction between Normal and Revolutionary Science Hold Water?
pp 39-48

Normal Science, Scientific Revolutions and the History of Science
pp 49-50

Normal Science and its Dangers
pp 51-58

The Nature of a Paradigm
pp 59-90

Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
pp 91-196

Consolations for the Specialist
pp 197-230

Reflections on my Critics
pp 231-278

Index
pp 279-282

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