Thomas Kuhn, the well-known physicist, philosopher and historian of science, was born 94 years ago today. Psychologist Tania Lombrozo takes a look... Thomas Kuhn, the well-known physicist, philosopher ...

The ideas of the historian and philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn have had a considerable impact on discussions about political inquiry. In adopting Kuhn's ideas most political scientists have failed ...

Philosophy of Science, Vol. 67, Supplement. Proceedings of the 1998 Biennial Meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association. Part II: Symposia Papers (Sep., 2000), pp. S208-S223 (16 pages) In this ...

In his 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn explains how scientific revolutions occur. When an anomaly challenges an established scientific theory, the scientific community ...

Peter Vickers received funding from The British Academy. Astronomers once believed the Sun revolved around the Earth. In the 19th century, scientists thought the shape of a person’s skull could reveal ...

Before the revolution triggered by Nicolaus Copernicus, a 16th-century cleric, the Earth was the unmoving centre of the cosmos. Afterwards, it was one of a family of planets swinging through space.