The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Hardcover

Andersen, Hanne; Barker, Peter; Chen, Xiang

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521855756 ISBN 13: 9780521855754

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions became the most widely read book about science in the twentieth century. His terms 'paradigm' and 'scientific revolution' entered everyday speech, but they remain controversial. In the second half of the twentieth century, the new field of cognitive science combined empirical psychology, computer science, and neuroscience. In this book, the theories of concepts developed by cognitive scientists are used to evaluate and extend Kuhn's most influential ideas. Based on case studies of the Copernican revolution, the discovery of nuclear fission, and an elaboration of Kuhn's famous 'ducks and geese' example of concept learning, this volume, first published in 2006, offers accounts of the nature of normal and revolutionary science, the function of anomalies, and the nature of incommensurability.

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About the Authors

Peter Barker is Professor of History of Science at the University of Oklahoma.

Hanne Andersen is Professor of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory at the University of Copenhagen.

Xiang Chen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at California Lutheran University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521855756
• ISBN 13: 9780521855754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220