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Thomas  S.  Kuhn
[1922-96]

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Thomas Kuhn's account of the development of science held that science enjoys periods of stable growth punctuated by
revisionary revolutions; he also added the controversial ‘incommensurability thesis’: that theories from differing periods
suffer from certain deep kinds of failure of comparability.

Major Works

"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" [1962 classic] by Thomas S. Kuhn "If ever there were a true classic on the history & development of science that is must reading for each new generation, it is Kuhn's benchmark work." 3rd edition for Kindle from Univ Chicago Press [10/2010] for $8.77 Univ Chicago Press 8x5¼ pb [12/96] for $9.23 Univ Chicago Press 8x5½ hardcover [12/96] for $30.00

http://www.amazon.com/Structure-Scientific-Revolutions-50th-Anniversary/dp/0226458121/

"Reconstructing Scientific Revolutions: Thomas S. Kuhn's Philosophy of Science"
[Univ Chicago Press, 1993] by Paul Hoyningen-Huene
http://www.amazon.com/Reconstructing-Scientific-Revolutions-Philosophy-Science/dp/0226355519/

"The Road Since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993"
[Univ Chicago Press, 2000] by T.S. Kuhn ISBN 0-226-45798-2

"The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change"
[Univ Chicago Press, 1977] by T.S. Kuhn ISBN 0-226-45805-9
http://www.amazon.com/The-Essential-Tension-Scientific-Tradition/dp/0226458067/

Other Works
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"The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy In The Development of Western Thought"
[Harvard Univ Press, 1957] by T.S. Kuhn ISBN 0-674-17100-4

"The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science" article by T.S. Kuhn in Isis, 52(1961): 161-193.

"Scientific Change (Symposium on the History of Science, University of Oxford, 9–15 July 1961)"
[Basic Books & Heineman, 1963] by T.S. Kuhn?

"The Function of Dogma in Scientific Research" article by T.S. Kuhn . pp. 347–69 in A. C. Crombie (ed.).

"Black-Body Theory and The Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912"
[Univ Chicago Press, 1987] by T.S. Kuhn ISBN 0-226-45800-8

Works About Thomas Kuhn

"The Myth of The Kuhnian Revolution" [Sociological Theory, Volume 1, (1983), pp293-305)
article by Sal Restivo {67kb PDF file}

"The American Philosopher: Conversations with Quine, Davidson, Putnam, Nozick, Danto, Rorty, Cavell, MacIntyre, and Kuhn" [1994] by Giovanna Borradori, Translated by Rosanna Crocitto Rather obtuse conversations that are probably not for the beginner or student, but may be valuable for in-depth insight to any of these nine American philosophers: Stanley Cavell, Arthur C. Danto, Donald Davidson, Thomas Kuhn, Alasdair MacIntyre, Robert Nozick, Hilary Putnam, Willard Van Orman Quine, and Richard Rorty Kindle Edition from Univ Chicago Press [1994 edition] for $14.30 Univ Chicago Press 8½x5½ pb [3/94] for $25.64 Univ Chicago Press 8¾x5¾ hardcover [3/94] out of print/used

"Thomas Kuhn and the Science Wars" [5/1996] by Ziauddin Sardar
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Kuhn-Science-Postmodern-Encounters/dp/1840461365/

	"Thomas Kuhn (Contemporary Philosophy In Focus Series)" [1998] by Thomas Nickles Kindle Edition from Cambridge Univ Press [1998 edition] for $15.95 Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 pb [10/2002] for $29.82 Cambridge Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2002] for $98.69
	"Thomas Kuhn" biography [2001] by Alexander Bird Princeton Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [4/2001] for $38.59 Princeton Univ Press Spanish-language edition 8½x5½ pb [6/3002] out of print/used Acumen Publng Ltd. 8½x5¾ hardcover [1/2001] out of print/used

"Thomas Kuhn: A Philosophical History For Our Times"
[Univ Chicago Press, 2000] by Steve Fuller ISBN 0-226-26894-2
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Kuhn-Philosophical-History-Times/dp/0226268942/

"Paradigms Explained: Rethinking Thomas Kuhn's Philosophy of Science" [9/2001] by Erich von Dietze
http://www.amazon.com/Paradigms-Explained-Rethinking-Philosophy-Science/dp/0275969991/

"Kuhn vs. Popper: The Struggle for the Soul of Science" [12/2004] by Steve Fuller
http://www.amazon.com/Kuhn-vs-Popper-Struggle-Revolutions/dp/0231134282/

"The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions [4/2006] by Hanne Andersen, Peter Barker & Xiang Chen
http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Structure-Scientific-Revolutions/dp/0521855756/

"Thomas Kuhn in the Light of Reason" [2008] by Brian Andrew Maricle
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Light-Reason-Andrew-Maricle/dp/0974793000/

"Thomas Kuhn's 'Linguistic Turn' and the Legacy of Logical Empiricism" [11/2008] by Stefano Gattei
http://www.amazon.com/Linguistic-Empiricism-Critical-Thinking-Philosophy/dp/0754661601/

"Thomas Kuhn's Revolution" [11/2008] by James A. Marcum
http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Continuum-Studies-American-Philosophy/dp/0826434460/

"Knowing Nature Without Mirrors: Thomas Kuhn's Antirepresentationalist Objectivity" [7/2009] by Joseph Bernardoni
http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Nature-Without-Mirrors-Antirepresentationalist/dp/3639170806/

"Naturalizing Epistemology: Thomas Kuhn and The Essential Tension" [1/2010] by Fred D'Agostino
http://www.amazon.com/Naturalizing-Epistemology-Thomas-Essential-Tension/dp/0230240992/

"World Changes: Thomas Kuhn and the Nature of Science" [2/2010] by Paul Horwich
http://www.amazon.com/World-Changes-Thomas-Nature-Science/dp/0822960540/

"Thomas Kuhn and Scientific Progression: Investigation on Kuhn's account of how science progresses" [6/2010] by Kennedy Onkware
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Kuhn-Scientific-Progression-Investigation/dp/383837262X/

"Meaning Changes: A Study of Thomas Kuhn's Philosophy" [7/2012] by Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen
http://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Changes-Study-Thomas-Philosophy/dp/3639444701/

Friends  &  Family

first wife Kathryn Muhs Kuhn []
three children

second wife Jehane R. Barton Burns Kuhn []

L i n k s
Thomas Kuhn entry at Wikipedia
Thomas Kuhn entry at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
search for books by Thomas Kuhn at Amazon
The Thomas Kuhn Appreciation Society weblog

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