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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809024303321

Autore

Preston John

Titolo

Kuhn's the structure of scientific revolutions : a reader's guide / / John Preston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

1-4411-9889-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Continuum reader's guides

Altri autori (Persone)

KuhnThomas S <1922-1996.> (Thomas Samuel)

Disciplina

501

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Science - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-121) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Context -- Overview of themes -- Reading The structure of scientific revolutions -- Reception and influence -- Guide to further reading.

Sommario/riassunto

Thomas Kuhn''s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is arguably one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and a key text in the philosophy and history of science. Kuhn transformed the philosophy and history of science in the twentieth century in an irrevocable way and still provides an important alternative to formalist approaches in the philosophy of science.   In Kuhn''s ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'': A Reader''s Guide, John Preston offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a l