Kuhn, Thomas (1922-1996)American Historian of Science, Philosopher and Linguist. Kuhn was amongst the first to explore the history of science for any non-observational factors that might explain theory choice, as well as to consider how it might be justifiable as well. His most famous work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions sought to explore the character of scientific theory change. Kuhn introduced insights from sociology and psychology and re-shaped the landscape of philosophy of science, asserting that science is not a disinterested pursuit of truth and could be seen as creative an undertaking as painting or music. For Kuhn, the history of science is the history of change, but not always progress. Related Topics:
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