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1 online resource (392 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""I. Historiographic Studies""; ""1. The Relations between the History and the Philosophy of Science""; ""2. Concepts of Cause in the Development of Physics""; ""3. Mathematical versus Experimental Traditions in the Development of Physical Science""; ""4. Energy Conservation as an Example of Simultaneous Discovery""; ""5. The History of Science""; ""6. The Relations between History and the History of Science""; ""II. Metahistorical Studies""; ""7. The Historical Structure of Scientific Discovery""; ""8. The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science"" |
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""9. The Essential Tension: Tradition and Innovation in Scientific Research?""""10. A Function for Thought Experiments""; ""11. Logic of Discovery or Psychology of Research""; ""12. Second Thoughts on Paradigms""; ""13. Objectivity, Value Judgment, and Theory Choice""; ""14. Comment on the Relations of Science and Art""; ""Index"" |
Summary |
<Div>""Kuhn has the unmistakable address of a man, who, so far from wanting to score points, is anxious above all else to get at the truth of matters.""-Sir Peter Medawar, <i>Nature</i></div> |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
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Science -- History.
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Science. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Kuhn, Thomas S. Essential tension : selected studies in scientific tradition and change. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1977 xxiii, 366 pages ; 23 cm 9780226458052 (DLC) 10991033 |
ISBN |
9780226217239 electronic book |
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022621723X electronic book |
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0226458059 |
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9780226458052 |
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