Thomas Kuhn?s shadow hangs over almost every field of intellectual inquiry. His book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has become a modern classic. His influence on philosophy, social science, historiography, feminism, theology, and (of course) the natural sciences themselves is unparalleled. His epoch–making concepts of ‘new paradigm’ and ‘scientific revolution’ make him probably the most influential scholar of the twentieth century. Sharrock and Read take the reader through Kuhn?s work in a careful and accessible way, emphasizing Kuhn?s detailed studies of the history of science, which often assist the understanding of his more abstract philosophical work. These historical studies provide vital insight into what Kuhn was actually trying to achieve in his The Structure of Scientific Revolutions : an endeavour far less extreme than either his ‘foes’ or his ‘fans’ claim. In the book?s second half, Sharrock and Read provide excellent explications, defences and,...

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