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Revision as of 14:52, 1 September 2016

Kuhn, Thomas. (1962) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. University of Chicago Press.

Title The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Resource Type book
Author(s) Thomas Kuhn
Year 1962
Publisher University of Chicago Press
ISBN 9780226458113

Abstract

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions posited a new, historically grounded way of understanding scientific knowledge. Kuhn spoke of 'scientific paradigms', which are shared constellations of theoretical and metaphysical beliefs, values, methods, and instrumental techniques shared by a scientific discipline. A 'scientific revolution' occurs when one paradigm is replaced with another.