Foundations of the Unity of Science - 2: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

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<div>Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index.</div><div> </div><div>"A landmark in intellectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own immediate field. . . . It is written with a combination of depth and clarity that make it an almost unbroken series of aphorisms. . . . Kuhn does not permit truth to be a criterion of scientific theories, he would presumably not claim his own theory to be true. But if causing a revolution is the hallmark of a superior paradigm, [this book] has been a resounding success." —Nicholas Wade, <i>Science</i></div><div> </div><div>"Perhaps the best explanation of [the] process of discovery." —William Erwin Thompson, <i>New York Times Book Review</i></div><div> </div><div>"Occasionally there emerges a book which has an influence far beyond its originally intended audience. . . . Thomas Kuhn's <i>The Structure of </i><i>Scientific Revolutions</i> . . . has clearly emerged as just such a work." —Ron Johnston, <i>Times Higher Education Supplement</i></div><div> </div><div>"Among the most influential academic books in this century." —<i>Choice</i></div><div> </div><div>One of "The Hundred Most Influential Books Since the Second World War," <i>Times Literary Supplement</i></div><div><i></i> </div>