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by K. Brad Wray

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Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) has been enduringly influential in philosophy of science, challenging many common presuppositions about the nature of science and the growth of scientific knowledge. However, philosophers have misunderstood Kuhn's view, treating him as a relativist or social constructionist. In this book, Brad Wray argues that Kuhn provides a useful framework for developing an epistemology of science that takes account of the constructive role that social factors play in scientific inquiry. He examines the core concepts of Structure and explains the main characteristics of both Kuhn's evolutionary epistemology and his social epistemology, relating Structure to Kuhn's developed view presented in his later writings. The discussion includes analyses of the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the plate tectonics revolution in geology. The book will be useful for scholars working in science studies, sociologists and historians of science as well as philosophers of science.

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  • Title Kuhn's Evolutionary Social Epistemology
  • Author K. Brad Wray
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 244
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date 2011-09-29
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781107012233 / 1107012236
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Science - Philosophy, Social epistemology
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011026075
  • Dewey Decimal Code 501
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