The essential tension : selected studies in scientific tradition and change / Thomas S. Kuhn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuhn, Thomas S. (Thomas Samuel), 1922-1996, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Science--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Kuhn has the unmistakable address of a man, who, so far from wanting to score points, is anxious above all else to get at the truth of matters."-Sir Peter Medawar, Nature

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1. The Relations between the History and the Philosophy of Science

2. Concepts of Cause in the Development of Physics

3. Mathematical versus Experimental Traditions in the Development of Physical Science

4. Energy Conservation as an Example of Simultaneous Discovery

5. The History of Science

6. The Relations between History and the History of Science

7. The Historical Structure of Scientific Discovery

8. The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science

9. The Essential Tension: Tradition and Innovation in Scientific Research

10. A Function for Thought Experiment

11. Logic of Discovery or Psychology of Research?

12. Second Thoughts on Paradigms

13. Objectivity, Value Judgment, and Theory Choice

14. Comment on the Relations of Science and Art

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780226217239

022621723X

OCLC:

994352361