Kuhn: Philosopher of Scientific Revolutions

by Wes W. Sharrock and Rupert J. Read

Book Overview

Thomas Kuhn's shadow hangs over almost every field of intellectual inquiry. His book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has become a modern classic. His influence on philosophy, social science, historiography, feminism, theology, and (of course) the natural sciences themselves is unparalleled. His epoch-making concepts of 'new paradigm' and 'scientific revolution' make him probably the most influential scholar of the twentieth century. Sharrock...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745619290
• ISBN13: 9780745619293
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"