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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

263 pages

About this book

A classic work on the history and philosophy of science, first published in 1962 and revised in 1970. The author argues that scientific progress is not linear but discontinuous, and that scientific revolutions involve changes of world view and paradigms.

Themes
Eye-OpeningDeeply ResearchedParadigm-ShiftingDiscontinuous scientific progressParadigm shifts reshape realityIncommensurability of worldviewsNormal science as puzzle solving
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