{"product_id":"kuhns-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-50-years-on-hardcover","title":"Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions - 50 Years on - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Devlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlisa Bokulich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1962, the publication of Thomas Kuhn's \u003ci\u003eStructure\u003c\/i\u003e 'revolutionized' the way one conducts philosophical and historical studies of science. Through the introduction of both memorable and controversial notions, such as paradigms, scientific revolutions, and incommensurability, Kuhn argued against the traditionally accepted notion of scientific change as a progression towards the truth about nature, and instead substituted the idea that science is a puzzle solving activity, operating under paradigms, which become discarded after it fails to respond accordingly to anomalous challenges and a rival paradigm. Kuhn's \u003ci\u003eStructure\u003c\/i\u003e has sold over 1.4 million copies and the Times Literary Supplement named it one of the \"Hundred Most Influential Books since the Second World War.\" Now, fifty years after this groundbreaking work was published, this volume offers a timely reappraisal of the legacy of Kuhn's book and an investigation into what \u003ci\u003eStructure \u003c\/i\u003eoffers philosophical, historical, and sociological studies of science in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1962, the publication of Thomas Kuhn's \u003ci\u003eStructure\u003c\/i\u003e 'revolutionized' the way one conducts philosophical and historical studies of science. Through the introduction of both memorable and controversial notions, such as paradigms, scientific revolutions, and incommensurability, Kuhn argued against the traditionally accepted notion of scientific change as a progression towards the truth about nature, and instead substituted the idea that science is a puzzle solving activity, operating under paradigms, which become discarded after it fails to respond accordingly to anomalous challenges and a rival paradigm. Kuhn's \u003ci\u003eStructure\u003c\/i\u003e has sold over 1.4 million copies and the Times Literary Supplement named it one of the \"Hundred Most Influential Books since the Second World War.\" Now, fifty years after this groundbreaking work was published, this volume offers a timely reappraisal of the legacy of Kuhn's book and an investigation into what \u003ci\u003eStructure \u003c\/i\u003eoffers philosophical, historical, and sociological studies of science in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Devlin \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University and Summer Lecturer at University of Wyoming. His areas of research include philosophy of science, 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century philosophy, and existentialism. He has written on issues related to the philosophies of time travel, causality, truth, Thomas Kuhn, and Friedrich Nietzsche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlisa Bokulich\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, where she also organizes the Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science. She is a series editor for Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science and an Associate Member of Harvard University's History of Science Department. In addition to several edited books she is author of \u003ci\u003eReexamining the Quantum-Classical Relation: Beyond Reductionism and Pluralism\u003c\/i\u003e with Cambridge University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 199\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794681200928,"sku":"9783319133829","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ce04429889d05df69df2a497dfbb6233.webp?v=1780730835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kuhns-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-50-years-on-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}