Abstract
In this paper, I try to reconstruct Kuhn's conception of incommensurability and its development. First, Kuhn's presentation of incommensurability in his Structure of Scientific Revolutions of 1962 is analyzed. The problems involved in this conception lead to further developments of Kuhn's theory, mainly a theory of world constitution. By means of this theory, Kuhn is able to reformulate his incommensurability concept in his publications from the seventies and the eighties, and to answer some of the objections raised against it. In particular, some of the criticisms of Kuhnian incommensurability seem to rest on misunderstanding. Finally, I discuss a serious problem that Kuhn's incommensurability conception is faced with.
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