Kuhn, Thomas S.

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The essential tension selected studies in scientific tradition and change / Thomas S Kuhn . — Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1977.

xxiii, 366 p.

pt. 1. Historiographic studies. The relations between the history and the philosophy of science -- Concepts of cause in the development of physics -- Mathematical versus experimental traditions in the development of physical science -- Energy conservation as a an example of simultaneous discovery -- The history of science -- The relations between history and the history of science -- pt. 2. Metahistorical studies. The historical structure of scientific discovery -- The function of measurement in modern physical science -- The essential tension : tradition and innovation in scientific research -- A function for thought experiments -- Logic of discovery or psychology of research -- Second thoughts on paradigms -- Objectivity, value judgment, and theory choice -- Comment on the relations of science and art.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science--Philosophy