Description: Further DetailsTitle: Kuhn vs. PopperCondition: NewSubtitle: The Struggle for the Soul of ScienceAuthor: Steve FullerFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 0231134282EAN: 9780231134286ISBN: 9780231134286Publisher: Columbia University PressGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Date: 12/14/2004Description: Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions has sold over a million copies in more than twenty languages and has remained one of the ten most cited academic works for the past half century. In contrast, Karl Popper's seminal book The Logic of Scientific Discovery has lapsed into relative obscurity. Although the two men debated the nature of science only once, the legacy of this encounter has dominated intellectual and public discussions on the topic ever since. Almost universally recognized as the modern watershed in the philosophy of science, Kuhn's relativistic vision of shifting paradigms-which asserted that science was just another human activity, like art or philosophy, only more specialized-triumphed over Popper's more positivistic belief in science's revolutionary potential to falsify society's dogmas. But has this victory been beneficial for science? Steve Fuller argues that not only has Kuhn's dominance had an adverse impact on the field but both thinkers have been radically misinterpreted in the process.This debate raises a vital question: Can science remain an independent, progressive force in society, or is it destined to continue as the technical wing of the military-industrial complex? Drawing on original research-including the Kuhn archives at MIT-Fuller offers a clear account of "Kuhn vs. Popper" and what it will mean for the future of scientific inquiry.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmBook Series: Revolutions in ScienceRelease Year: 2004 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Kuhn vs. Popper
Title: Kuhn vs. Popper
Subtitle: The Struggle for the Soul of Science
ISBN-10: 0231134282
EAN: 9780231134286
ISBN: 9780231134286
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 12/14/2004
Release Year: 2004
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Publication Name: Kuhn Vs. Popper : the Struggle for the Soul of Science
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2004
Subject: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Epistemology, Individual Philosophers, History, Science & Technology
Item Height: 0.1 in
Item Weight: 11 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Steve Fuller
Subject Area: Philosophy, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 0.9 in
Series: Revolutions in Science Ser.
Item Width: 0.7 in
Format: Hardcover
