{"product_id":"9781902683119","title":"Thomas Kuhn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas S. Kuhn (1922-1996) transformed the philosophy of science.  His seminal 1962 work, \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e, sold over one million copies and was translated into more than a dozen languages.  It introduced the term \"paradigm shift\" into the vernacular and remains a fundamental text in the study of the history and philosophy of science.  This introduction to Kuhn's ideas situates \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e within the development of his thought over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander bird explains Kuhn's central distinction between normal and revolutionary science and then examines in detail the role played by the key notion of a paradigm in his account of radical scientific change and relates this thought to his views on perception, incommensurability, and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author engages with the main criticisms of Kuhn's philosophy.  Examining Kuhn's thought in relation to its historical context as well as to other more recent philosophies of science, Alexander Bird argues that Kuhn's thinking betrays a residual commitment to many theses characteristic of the empiricists he set out to challenge.  His book concludes by looking at Kuhn's influence on the history and philosophy of science and asks where the field may be heading in the wake of Kuhn's ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccessible to those with little formal philosophy training, this is an assured and engaging read for anyone interested in Kuhn's pivotal ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acumen Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063276552432,"sku":"9781902683119","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781902683119_p0.jpg?v=1763612843","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781902683119","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}