Aspects of scientific explanation and other essays in the philosophy of science, the free press. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. The historian of science thomas kuhn gave it its contemporary meaning when he adopted the word to refer to the set of concepts and practices that define a scientific discipline at any particular period of time. Problems in the methodology of scientific research, 330iii1951, thomas s. Biografia thomas kuhn nacio en cincinnati, ohio, 18 julio 1922. Thomas samuel kuhn was an american philosopher of science whose 1962 book the. Thomas samuel kuhn 19221996 is one of the most influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century, perhaps the most influential.
Kuhns contribution to the philosophy of science marked not only a break with several key. The oxford english dictionary defines a paradigm as a pattern or model, an exemplar. His 1962 book the structure of scientific revolutions is one of the most cited academic books of all time. History of twentiethcentury philosophy of science, book vi. Kuhn on revolution and feyerabend on anarchy with free downloads for public use. Selected studies in scientific tradition and change pdf. Friedrichs, 1970, a sociology of sociology, nueva york, free press.
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