Thomas Kuhn

Philosopher of Science, Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas Kuhn - Philosopher of Science, Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Born

July 18th, 1922
102 years ago

Died

June 17th, 1996
28 years ago — 73 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United States

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A physicist, historian, and philosopher, contributed significantly to the philosophy of science, particularly through the concept of paradigm shifts as articulated in the book 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'. This work challenged traditional views of scientific progress as a linear accumulation of knowledge. Instead, it proposed that scientific fields undergo periodic revolutions, or paradigm shifts, which fundamentally change the approach to scientific inquiry. Kuhn's ideas have influenced not only the philosophy of science but also the social sciences and humanities.

Authored 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'

Introduced the concept of paradigm shifts

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