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The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions Hanne Andersen (University of Copenhagen)

The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions By Hanne Andersen (University of Copenhagen)

The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Hanne Andersen (University of Copenhagen)


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Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions became the most widely read book about science in the twentieth century. In this book, first published in 2006, the theories of concepts developed by cognitive scientists are used to evaluate and extend Kuhn's most influential ideas.

The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions Summary

The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Hanne Andersen (University of Copenhagen)

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.

The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions Reviews

'... the authors do offer powerful illustrations of why consideration of concepts and conceptual change must be an integral part of any convincing history of science, just as they urge against some competing views.' British Journal for the History of Science

About Hanne Andersen (University of Copenhagen)

Peter Barker is Professor of History of Science at the University of Oklahoma. Hanne Andersen is Professor of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory at the University of Copenhagen. Xiang Chen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at California Lutheran University.

Table of Contents

1. Revolutions in science and science studies; 2. Kuhn's theory of concepts; 3. Representing concepts by means of dynamic frames; 4. Scientific change; 5. Incommensurability; 6. The Copernican revolution; 7. Realism, history and cognitive studies of science.

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NPB9780521855754
9780521855754
0521855756
The Cognitive Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Hanne Andersen (University of Copenhagen)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2006-04-24
220
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