Book contents
- Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60
- Cambridge Philosophical Anniversaries
- Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Writing Structure
- Part II Normal Science and Science Education
- Part III Incommensurability, Progress, and Revolutions
- Part IV Kuhn’s Impact on the Philosophy, Sociology, and History of Science
- 12 The Ambiguous Legacy of Kuhn’s Structure for Normative Philosophy of Science
- 13 Thomas Kuhn and the Strong Programme
- 14 Kuhn and the History of Science
- Bibliography
- Index
13 - Thomas Kuhn and the Strong Programme
An Appropriate Appropriation?
from Part IV - Kuhn’s Impact on the Philosophy, Sociology, and History of Science
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2024
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Book contents
- Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60
- Cambridge Philosophical Anniversaries
- Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Writing Structure
- Part II Normal Science and Science Education
- Part III Incommensurability, Progress, and Revolutions
- Part IV Kuhn’s Impact on the Philosophy, Sociology, and History of Science
- 12 The Ambiguous Legacy of Kuhn’s Structure for Normative Philosophy of Science
- 13 Thomas Kuhn and the Strong Programme
- 14 Kuhn and the History of Science
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses whether the appropriation of Kuhnian thoughts by the so-called Strong Programme in the sociology of scientific knowledge is appropriate. In order to answer the question of appropriate appropriation, Kuhn’s and the Strong Programme’s stances on two “isms” are compared: relativism and naturalism. It is shown that the Strong Programme clearly goes beyond Kuhn and breaks more radically with philosophical tradition. Nevertheless, there are also philosophical continuities and similarities.
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- Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60 , pp. 235 - 253Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024