Interpreting Kuhn: Critical Essays
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Mainland Spain
- Publisher CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9781108735605
- ISBN10 1108735606
- Type Book
- Pages 283
- Published 2023
- Language English
- Bookbinding Paperback
Sections
History And Philosophy Of ScienceInterpreting Kuhn: Critical Essays
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Mainland Spain
Book Details
"Interpreting Kuhn" provides a comprehensive, up-to-date study of Thomas Kuhn's philosophy and legacy. With twelve essays newly written by an international group of scholars, it covers a wide range of topics where Kuhn had an influence.
Part I deals with foundational issues such as Kuhn's metaphysical assumptions, his relationship to Kant and Kantian philosophy, as well as contextual influences on his writing, including Cold War psychology and art.
Part II tackles three Kuhnian concepts: normal science, incommensurability, and scientific revolutions.
Part III deals with the Copernican Revolution in astronomy, the theory-ladenness of observation, scientific discovery, Kuhn's evolutionary analogies, and his theoretical monism.
The volume is an ideal resource for advanced students seeking an overview of Kuhn's philosophy, and for specialists following the development of Kuhn scholarship.