K uhn, T homas S . (1922–96)

Abstract

Abstract Thomas Kuhn (1922–96) is most famous for The structure of scientific revolutions (Kuhn, 1962), one of the most influential books in twentieth‐century philosophy of science. Here Kuhn argues that scientists normally work within “paradigms.” On his view, science is essentially noncumulative; during a period of “normal science” members of a subdiscipline will structure their work according to some particular paradigm, but sooner or later this paradigm will come to be replaced by some incommensurable successor.