Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Kuhn and the history of science
AU - Wray, K. Brad
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The article examines Thomas Kuhn's work in the history of science with special attention to its relevance to subsequent developments in social epistemology. The article begins with a discussion of Kuhn's historical work, and the so-called historical turn in philosophy of science. It then examines Kuhn's views on textbook science, followed by an analysis of Kuhn's views on the relationship between the history of science and the philosophy of science. Then it discusses Kuhn's contributions to our understanding of the social dimensions of scientific inquiry. Finally, it discusses his influence on the social epistemology of science and the sociology of science.
AB - The article examines Thomas Kuhn's work in the history of science with special attention to its relevance to subsequent developments in social epistemology. The article begins with a discussion of Kuhn's historical work, and the so-called historical turn in philosophy of science. It then examines Kuhn's views on textbook science, followed by an analysis of Kuhn's views on the relationship between the history of science and the philosophy of science. Then it discusses Kuhn's contributions to our understanding of the social dimensions of scientific inquiry. Finally, it discusses his influence on the social epistemology of science and the sociology of science.
KW - Thomas Kuhn
KW - history of science
KW - historical school
KW - textbook science
KW - philosophy of science
KW - social epistemology
KW - sociology of science
UR - https://www.crcpress.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Social-Epistemology/Fricker-Graham-Henderson-Pedersen-Wyatt/p/book/9781138858510
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9781138858510
SP - 40
EP - 48
BT - The Routledge handbook of social epistemology
A2 - Fricker, Miranda
A2 - Graham, Peter J.
A2 - Henderson, David
A2 - Pedersen, Nikolaj J.L.L.
PB - Routledge
CY - New York
ER -