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Essential Tension : Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change by Thomas S. Kuhn (1979, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226458067
ISBN-139780226458069
eBay Product ID (ePID)80418
Product Key Features
Number of Pages390 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEssential Tension : Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change
SubjectPhilosophy & Social Aspects, History, Physics / General
Publication Year1979
TypeTextbook
AuthorThomas S. Kuhn
Subject AreaScience
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight20.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN77-078069
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal501
Table Of ContentPreface I. Historiographic Studies 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 II. Metahistorical Studies 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 Experiments 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
Synopsis"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, "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
LC Classification NumberQ175
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