{"product_id":"9783032135391","title":"Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science: Communities, Languages, and Practices","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science: Communities, Languages, and Practices\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePoliti, Vincenzo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis book examines the philosophical perspective of Thomas Kuhn, developed through dialectical opposition to the traditional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003estatic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e view of science. Kuhn’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003edynamic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e perspective led him to turn to the history of science, formulate a history-based model of scientific progress, and adopt a collectivist, community-oriented, and practice-based conception of scientific rationality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe book reconstructs Kuhn’s philosophy by drawing on both his pre- and post-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eStructure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e writings, while also comparing his ideas with those of other major thinkers such as Rudolf Carnap and W.V.O. Quine. It further addresses meta-philosophical issues concerning the study of collective scientific practice and the relationship between the philosophy of science and qualitative, social, or ethnographic approaches to scientific communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eNot only does the author reassess Kuhn’s philosophical framework, but he also extends it to contemporary issues such as scientific specialization, interdisciplinarity, and the role of values in science—making this volume valuable both for Kuhn scholars and for readers new to his work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-02-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032135391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-13540-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 255\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752307552396,"sku":"9783032135391","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032135391.jpg?v=1772810249","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032135391","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}