{"product_id":"the-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-50th-anniversary-edition","title":"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroductory Essay by Ian Hacking \n\u003cbr\u003ePreface \n\u003cbr\u003eI. Introduction: A Role for History \n\u003cbr\u003eII. The Route to Normal Science \n\u003cbr\u003eIII. The Nature of Normal Science \n\u003cbr\u003eIV. Normal Science as Puzzle-solving \n\u003cbr\u003eV. The Priority of Paradigms \n\u003cbr\u003eVI. Anomaly and the Emergence of Scientific Revolutions \n\u003cbr\u003eVII. Crisis and the Emergence of Scientific Theories \n\u003cbr\u003eVIII. The Response to Crisis \n\u003cbr\u003eIX. The Nature and Necessity of Scientific Revolutions \n\u003cbr\u003eX. Revolutions as Changes of World View \n\u003cbr\u003eXI. The Invisibility of Revolutions \n\u003cbr\u003eXII. The Resolution of Revolutions \n\u003cbr\u003eXIII. Progress through Revolutions \n\u003cbr\u003ePostscript-1969 \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThomas S. Kuhn\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-96) was the Laurence Rockefeller Professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His books include \n\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Tension\u003c\/i\u003e; \n\u003ci\u003e Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912\u003c\/i\u003e; and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Copernican Revolution.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Like Thomas Kuhn, Ian Hacking has a gift for clear exposition. His introduction provides a helpful guide to some of the thornier philosophical issues. . . . We may still admire Kuhn's dexterity in broaching challenging ideas with a fascinating mix of examples from psychology, history, philosophy, and beyond. We need hardly agree with each of Kuhn's propositions to enjoy--and benefit from--this classic book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--David Kaiser \"Nature\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"So long as there are still paradigms among us, the achievements of Thomas Kuhn will be remembered.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \"National Post (Canada)\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"One of the most influential books of the 20th century. . . . Singlehandedly changed the way we think about mankind's most organized attempt to understand the world.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \"Guardian\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The Kuhnian image of science has reshaped our understanding of the scientific enterprise and human inquiry in general. If you haven't already read \n\u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e, the publication of this inexpensive 50th-anniversary edition offers a perfect excuse to do so.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \"Science\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e did a gestalt flip on just about every assumption about the who, how, and what of scientific progress. . . . The book still vibrates our culture's walls like a trumpet call. History of science may not have become exactly what Kuhn thought it should, but \n\u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e knocked it off its existing tracks.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \"Chronicle of Higher Education\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were--and still are. \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions \u003c\/i\u003eis that kind of book. When it was first published in 1962, it was a landmark event in the history and philosophy of science. Fifty years later, it still has many lessons to teach. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \n\u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions, \u003c\/i\u003eKuhn challenged long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation but that the revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of \"normal science,\" as he called it. Though Kuhn was writing when physics ruled the sciences, his ideas on how scientific revolutions bring order to the anomalies that amass over time in research experiments are still instructive in our biotech age. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of Kuhn's essential work in the history of science includes an insightful introduction by Ian Hacking, which clarifies terms popularized by Kuhn, including paradigm and incommensurability, and applies Kuhn's ideas to the science of today. Usefully keyed to the separate sections of the book, Hacking's introduction provides important background information as well as a contemporary context. Newly designed, with an expanded index, this edition will be eagerly welcomed by the next generation of readers seeking to understand the history of our perspectives on science. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKuhn, Thomas S\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThomas S. Kuhn\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-96) was the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Tension\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Copernican Revolution.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kuhn, Thomas S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012-04-30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Philosophy|General|Science|History|Science|Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Science|Philosophy|History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226458120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780226458120\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154253480214,"sku":"SP-9780226458120","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780226458120_spiral.png?v=1774939514","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-50th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}