The Cognitive Structure Of Scientific Revolutions

Author : Hanne Andersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139452630
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions written by Hanne Andersen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-24 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions became the most widely read book about science in the twentieth century. His terms 'paradigm' and 'scientific revolution' entered everyday speech, but they remain controversial. In the second half of the twentieth century, the new field of cognitive science combined empirical psychology, computer science, and neuroscience. In this book, the theories of concepts developed by cognitive scientists are used to evaluate and extend Kuhn's most influential ideas. Based on case studies of the Copernican revolution, the discovery of nuclear fission, and an elaboration of Kuhn's famous 'ducks and geese' example of concept learning, this volume, first published in 2006, offers accounts of the nature of normal and revolutionary science, the function of anomalies, and the nature of incommensurability.

Author : Hanne Andersen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511220364
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions written by Hanne Andersen and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions became the most widely read book about science in the twentieth century. His terms 'paradigm' and 'scientific revolution' entered everyday speech, but they remain controversial. In the second half of the twentieth century, the new field of cognitive science combined empirical psychology, computer science, and neuroscience. In this book, the recent theories of concepts developed by cognitive scientists are used to evaluate and extend Kuhn's most influential ideas. Based on case studies of the Copernican revolution, the discovery of nuclear fission, and an elaboration of Kuhn's famous 'ducks and geese' example of concept learning, the volume offers new accounts of the nature of normal and revolutionary science, the function of anomalies, and the nature of incommensurability.

Author : Thomas S. Kuhn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780226458038
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions written by Thomas S. Kuhn and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : K. Brad Wray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316512177
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kuhn's Intellectual Path written by K. Brad Wray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the influences on and impact of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

Author : Edwin H.-C. Hung
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351955632
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Kuhn written by Edwin H.-C. Hung and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Kuhn's celebrated work, 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' revolutionized thinking in the philosophy of science and to a large extent his 'paradigm shift' view has replaced logical positivism and the philosophy of Karl Popper. This book goes beyond Kuhn by explicating the non-deductive notion of 'paradigm shift' in terms of the new concept of representational space. In doing so, Edwin H.-C. Hung is able to produce the first-ever unitary theory that solves the five central problems in the philosophy of science: scientific explanation, the structure of scientific theories, incommensurability, scientific change and physical necessity. The book identifies the main task of science as representing reality. This involves the construction of a representational space and the subsequent modeling of reality with configurations of 'objects' in that space. Newton's mechanics, Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, then, all serve as representational spaces. 'Beyond Kuhn' is a significant progression in scientific methodology. Other than serving as a sequel to Kuhn's 'Scientific Revolutions', it will be of great use in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology and education.

Author : David Kaiser
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039308230X
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival written by David Kaiser and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How the Hippies Saved Physics gives us an unconventional view of some unconventional people engaged early in the fundamentals of quantum theory. Great fun to read." —Anton Zeilinger, Nobel laureate in physics The surprising story of eccentric young scientists—among them Nobel laureates John Clauser and Alain Aspect—who stood up to convention and changed the face of modern physics. Today, quantum information theory is among the most exciting scientific frontiers, attracting billions of dollars in funding and thousands of talented researchers. But as MIT physicist and historian David Kaiser reveals, this cutting-edge field has a surprisingly psychedelic past. How the Hippies Saved Physics introduces us to a band of freewheeling physicists who defied the imperative to “shut up and calculate” and helped to rejuvenate modern physics. For physicists, the 1970s were a time of stagnation. Jobs became scarce, and conformity was encouraged, sometimes stifling exploration of the mysteries of the physical world. Dissatisfied, underemployed, and eternally curious, an eccentric group of physicists in Berkeley, California, banded together to throw off the constraints of the physics mainstream and explore the wilder side of science. Dubbing themselves the “Fundamental Fysiks Group,” they pursued an audacious, speculative approach to physics. They studied quantum entanglement and Bell’s Theorem through the lens of Eastern mysticism and psychic mind-reading, discussing the latest research while lounging in hot tubs. Some even dabbled with LSD to enhance their creativity. Unlikely as it may seem, these iconoclasts spun modern physics in a new direction, forcing mainstream physicists to pay attention to the strange but exciting underpinnings of quantum theory. A lively, entertaining story that illuminates the relationship between creativity and scientific progress, How the Hippies Saved Physics takes us to a time when only the unlikeliest heroes could break the science world out of its rut.

Author : Otto Neurath
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
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Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Unified Science written by Otto Neurath and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas S. Kuhn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
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Download or read book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions written by Thomas S. Kuhn and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert McCrum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903385838
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time written by Robert McCrum and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1611 with the King James Bible and ending in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert's 'The Sixth Extinction', this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture examines universally-acclaimed classics such as Pepys' 'Diaries', Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species', Stephen Hawking's 'A Brief History of Time' and a whole host of additional works --

Author : Thomas S. Kuhn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226457987
Total Pages : 356 pages
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Download or read book The Road Since Structure written by Thomas S. Kuhn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided into three parts, this work is a record of the direction Kuhn was taking during the last two decades of his life. It consists of essays in which he refines the basic concepts set forth in "Structure"--Paradigm shifts, incommensurability, and the nature of scientific progress.