Thomas Kuhn and the Structure of Scientific Revolutions

9 Dezembro 2019, 16:00 • Ana Duarte Rodrigues

Kuhn is the most cited book of history of science of the twentieth century.

• His definition of the role of history in science.

• The concept of paradigm and the transitions of mental universes. Ruptures and revolutions in temporal continuity.

• Normal science and the urge to break. The rationality and irrationality of the process. The generational question and its potentialities.

• Latour and Life in the Lab.

• Presentation of the text by a student and discussion among the group.

 

Mandatory reading: BIRD, Alexander, “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” and its Significance: An Essay Review of the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition”, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, vol. 63, nº 4 (December 2012), pp. 859-883.