The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn info

First published 1962

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About this book

Paradigms and how science really changes.

The author

Thomas S. Kuhn

1922–1996 · American historian, physicist and philosopher

Professor at Berkeley
Professor at Harvard
Professor at MIT
Professor at Princeton

Profession: Philosopher, Historian, Professor
Worked at: Berkeley, Harvard, Princeton, MIT
Studied at: Harvard
Studied under: John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
Prizes: Guggenheim Fellowship (1954), George Sarton Medal (1982), John Desmond Bernal Prize (1983)

Coined the term 'paradigm shift'.

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Reading order

Pairs with: The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Popper)

In print

Yes · University of Chicago Press, 4th edition

Which edition

Read the 2nd edition (1970) or later, which adds Kuhn's important Postscript. The 50th anniversary edition (2012) adds an introduction by Ian Hacking.

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Editions

47 editions · 1 hardcover, 5 paperback · 9 languages

First published 1962

Earliest edition listed: 1955 · 2d ed., enl.

1955 · 2d ed., enl.
1962 · University of Chicago Press
1962 · University of Chicago Press
1962 · University of Chicago Press
1964 · University of Chicago Press · 1st Phoenix ed.
1965 · University of Chicago Press
1967 · Phoenix Books, University of Chicago Press
1967 · Suhrkamp · German

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1967 · University Press
1967 · University of Chicago Press
1970
1970 · The University of Chicago Press · Second Edition, Enlarged
1970 · University of Chicago Press · 2nd edition, enlarged.
1970
1970 · University of Chicago Press · 2d ed., enl.
1970 · University of Chicago Press · [2d ed., enl. · ISBN 9780226458038
1970 · University of Chicago P. · 2nd ed., enl.
1971 · A Phoenix Book/ Published by The Univeristy of Chicago Press
1973 · University of Chicago Press · Second edition, enlarged.
1976 · University of Chicago Press · 2nd ed. enl. · ISBN 9780226458045
1982 · Alan · Turkish
1982 · Chicago University Press · 2nd. ed. enlarged.
1983 · Flammarion · French
1989 · Flammarion · Mass Market Paperback · French · ISBN 9782080811158
1992 · Paidos Iberica, Ediciones S. A. · Hardcover · Spanish · ISBN 9788475093123
1993 · Suhrkamp · Taschenbuch · 12. Auflage · German · ISBN 9783518276259
1993 · Fondo de Cultura Economica USA · Paperback · Spanish · ISBN 9789505571130
1995 · Fondo De Cultura Economica USA · Paperback · Spanish · ISBN 9789681604431
1996 · University of Chicago Press · 3rd ed. · ISBN 9780226458076
2000 · Dukagjini · ALB
2002 · Suhrkamp · Paperback · German · ISBN 9783518276259
2004 · Fondo de Cultura Económica · Tapa Blanda · Spanish · ISBN 9789505572137
2005 · Yediʻot aḥaronot · Hebrew · ISBN 9789654497381
2007 · Fondo de Cultura Economica · Paperback · 3rd edition · Spanish · ISBN 9789681675998
2008 · Humanitas · Romanian · ISBN 9789735020309
2008 · Flammarion · French · ISBN 9782081214859
2009 · University of Chicago Press · ISBN 9780226458106
2012 · The University of Chicago Press · Fourth edition. · ISBN 9780226458113
2013 · Fondo de Cultura Económica · Spanish · ISBN 9786071614223
2016 · Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio · Mp3 Cd · ISBN 9781511376723
2017 · Fondo de Cultura Económica · Spanish · ISBN 9788437507781
2017 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · ISBN 9781548546304
2018 · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · ISBN 9781983988127
2020 · Perspectiva · Portuguese · ISBN 9788527301114
Undated edition
Undated edition
Uni Of Chicago Press. · 2nd ed.

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Subjects

History Philosophy