Book contents
- Kuhn’s Intellectual Path
- Kuhn’s Intellectual Path
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Groundwork for Structure: Harvard 1947 to 1955
- Part II The Unexpected Uptake: Kuhn and the Social Sciences
- Chapter 5 Kuhn’s Influence on the Social Sciences
- Chapter 6 The Elephant in the Room: The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
- Part III Kuhn and the History of Science
- Part IV Kuhn’s Philosophical Legacy
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 5 - Kuhn’s Influence on the Social Sciences
from Part II - The Unexpected Uptake: Kuhn and the Social Sciences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 February 2022
- Kuhn’s Intellectual Path
- Kuhn’s Intellectual Path
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Groundwork for Structure: Harvard 1947 to 1955
- Part II The Unexpected Uptake: Kuhn and the Social Sciences
- Chapter 5 Kuhn’s Influence on the Social Sciences
- Chapter 6 The Elephant in the Room: The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
- Part III Kuhn and the History of Science
- Part IV Kuhn’s Philosophical Legacy
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the influence of Kuhn's SSR on the social sciences. Many social scientists found Kuhn's theory of science and his concepts insightful for understanding their own disciplines.
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- Kuhn's Intellectual PathCharting <I>The Structure of Scientific Revolutions</I>, pp. 83 - 102Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021