Thomas Kuhn

托马斯·库恩

Lifespan
1922–1996
Nationality
American
Role
Philosopher and historian of science
Books
1

Biography

American philosopher and historian of science who taught at Harvard, UC Berkeley and Princeton. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions introduced the notions of paradigm and paradigm shift.

Central Ideas

  • Paradigms and paradigm shifts
  • Normal science and scientific revolutions
  • Incommensurability

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