Kuhn: Philosopher of Scientific RevolutionsISBN: 978-0-7456-1928-6
Hardcover
248 pages
October 2002, Polity
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Sharrock and Read take the reader through Kuhn's work in a
careful and accessible way, emphasizing Kuhn's detailed studies of
the history of science, which often assist the understanding of his
more abstract philosophical work. These historical studies provide
vital insight into what Kuhn was actually trying to achieve in his
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: an endeavour far
less extreme than either his ‘foes’ or his
‘fans’ claim. In the book's second half, Sharrock and
Read provide excellent explications, defences and, where
appropriate, criticisms of Kuhn's central concept of
‘incommensurability’, and tackle head on the crucial
issue of whether Kuhn's insights concerning the natural sciences
can be extrapolated to other disciplines, such as the social
sciences.
This is the first comprehensive introduction to the work of Kuhn and it will be of particular interest to students and scholars in philosophy, theory of science, management science and anthropology.