Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Philosopher of science, author of 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' and the concept of paradigm shifts
1922, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States — 1996, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
United States
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Thomas Kuhn was an American physicist-turned-philosopher and historian of science whose 1962 book 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' introduced the concepts of the 'paradigm' and 'paradigm shift', transforming how science's development is understood. He was born to a Jewish family in Cincinnati and taught at Berkeley, Princeton and MIT.
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Philosopher of science, author of 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' and the concept of paradigm shifts
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