{"product_id":"9780745619293","title":"Kuhn Philosopher of Scientific Revolutions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eKey Contemporary Thinkers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKuhn\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePhilosopher of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWes Sharrock | Rupert Read\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThomas Kuhn's shadow hangs over almost every field of intellectual inquiry. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e has become a modern classic. His influence on philosophy, social science, historiography, feminism, theology, and (of course) the natural sciences themselves is unparalleled. His epoch-making concepts of ‘new paradigm’ and ‘scientific revolution’ make him probably the most influential scholar of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharrock and Read take the reader through Kuhn's work in a careful and accessible way, emphasizing Kuhn's detailed studies of the history of science, which often assist the understanding of his more abstract philosophical work. These historical studies provide vital insight into what Kuhn was actually trying to achieve in his \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e: an endeavour far less extreme than either his ‘foes’ or his ‘fans’ claim. In the book's second half, Sharrock and Read provide excellent explications, defences and, where appropriate, criticisms of Kuhn's central concept of ‘incommensurability’, and tackle head on the crucial issue of whether Kuhn's insights concerning the natural sciences can be extrapolated to other disciplines, such as the social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This is the first comprehensive introduction to the work of Kuhn and it will be of particular interest to students and scholars in philosophy, theory of science, management science and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eWes Sharrock\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Sociology at the University of Manchester and \u003cb\u003eRupert Read\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 October 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745619293\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380496068748,"sku":"9780745619293","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745619293_1bd2f390-9f77-4c50-9a72-0c8f5cb3ce14.jpg?v=1780102102","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745619293","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}