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Kuhn Publishes The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1962. In this book Kuhn described his idea of ‘paradigm’, which he described as "universally recognized scientific achievements that, for a time, provide model problems and solutions for a community of researchers” (Kuhn). -
Kuhn attends the International Colloquium
Thomas Kuhn attended the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science. Here his work was debated with other well known philosophers, including John Watkins, Popper, Margaret Masterman, and Stephen Toulmin. These philosophers favored Kuhn's approach, which lead to him getting more traction. -
Second Edition of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhn proceeded to publish the second edition of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Some of which was inspired by Masterman’s criticism of the original publication. Kuhn wanted to create an emphasis on his idea that paradigm was an example of puzzle solving. Lastly he also added an anti-realism standpoint, which was his first time doing so. With this he shuts down the idea that theories can be more or less close to the truth. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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Publishing of The essential Tension
An assortment of Kuhn's essays were published in the title of The Essential Tension, this was taken from one of his earlier essays. In that specific essay he focused on how important traditional science is. While this essay may not be a life changing theory it broadcasted the importance of traditional science. He spoke on textbooks used in classrooms and how studying said textbooks improved new scientists and philosophers to interpret different viewpoints.