Thomas Kuhn (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521796482 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Some comments on Kuhn's & also Polanyi's ideas Writers like Kuhn and Polanyi's subjectivistic approach to science are still popular in some circles, mostly because of the west's fascination with individual consciousness and the existential and phenomenological approaches to reality that grew out of that. While this is und. "Time to get past the "mind."" according to Inquisitor. This book is great, IF you want a historical perspective how how philosophers though TWO generations ago. However, to present this book as a "modern" piece is very misleading. This is not an attempt to apply Kuhn to to modern world, there is nothing "Contemporary" about this
"Serious students and regulars of philosophy of science, history of science, psychology, and cultural and social studies, will find much in this volume to rouse revolutions in thought." Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"Nickles has given us an interesting and stimulating volume." Metapsychology
Thomas Nickles is Professor of Philosophy and Chair at the University of Nevada, Reno. More than a retrospective on Kuhn, the book explores future developments of cognitive and information services along Kuhnian lines. Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996), the author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, is probably the best-known and most influential historian and philosopher of science of the last 25 years, and has become something of a cultural icon. Outside of philosophy the volume is of interest to professionals and students in cognitive science, history of science, science studies and cultural studies. His concepts of paradigm, paradigm change and incommensurability have changed our thinking about science. This volume offers an introduction to Kuhn's life and work and considers the implications of his work for philosophy, cognitive psychology, social studies of science and feminism. He is editor