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INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA of UNIFIED SCIENCE
The Structure of Scientific
Revolutions
Second Edition, Enlarged
Thomas S. Kuhn
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International Encyclopedia of Unified
Science
Volume 2- Number 2
The Structure of
Scientific Revolutions
‘Thomas S. Kuhn
Contents:
Prurace
1. Iermooucnon: A Rour Fon Histonv
1. Taz Rovre ro Nona, Scuce
UL, Tue Nature oF Nomis, Scumce
IV, Nonmeat. Scumice as Penzis-souvine
Tue Pwonery oF Panapicass
VI. Anowaty ano mie Evaicence oF Scunnic Dis-
VII. Chusts ano rie Escznoance ov Scanernic THEORIES
VII. Tar Resroxse 10 Css
1X, That Naren aso Necassry oF Scinerinic Revo
X. Ravouirmons As Cuusces of Wort Vizw
XL Taz Invest oF Revouroxs
XIL Tar Resouvn0w oF Revouunoxs
XIIL Process mimoccit Revousmions
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m4 Preface
The esay tn flows th it al pba ep on
et orgy conceived lest iteen year ag. At tat
Tine Twas agaduate stadent tn theoreti phys aad
‘wit ight ofthe end of my diseratin. A frtnate vob
then sith an experimental college couse testing psi
‘lnc forthe nomslentt provided my fit exposze Co the
Iistory of science, 'To my complete supa ha exposure t>
ttl date scetie theory and practic adel underined
Sle of my Beste conceptions about the nature of sence and
{he reson fort apeil sucess
“Those concepons were ones Thad previously dawn partly
from scetii aning el snd pry rm 4 Iogatending
vocational interest tthe phlosphy of scence. Somehow,
Suter their pedagogic wlty an the abtat pau,
Thos notions dl notat al the enterprise that historically
spayed, Yet they were and are fundamental to many die
usin a scence and tht flies ofverisntudeterlore
seed thoroughly worth pursuing There wat drastic
Shc tn my eater plans ast fam ply fo history of ct
ence and then, gradually, from rave rightforrad hi
tora robles back tothe more pibsphial cones that
tad inal fede to tory. Expt for afew ate, this
cay isthe nt of my pulsed works in wich these eanty
concerns are dominant In some parti an attempt to expan
to mye and fo friends how I happened tobe drawn fom
ssc 10 ho inthe it age
‘Ny Bist opportunity to pursue depth some of the Kea et
focth blow was provided by the yes a Jone Fellow of
the Socety of ellos of Harvard Univers. Without that
period of freedom the trast to new Bld of ty woud
Eve been far more dificil and might not have been achieved.
Past of my time fn those years was devote to bistory of cence
‘proper In paral T continued to study the writings of Ax.
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