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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

Start date: February 1, 2022

Finish date: February 28, 2022

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Jan 31, 2016 Charlene rated it really liked it

Shelves: mindgasms, innovation, constructs, decision-making, general-science

Sometimes dry but an absolutely essential read for understanding how certain scientific paradigms remain stuck in place, despite new evidence that suggest a new paradigm should be adopted.

Throughout history society and scientific communities themselves refused to allow the advancement of various new ideas that were supported by myriad evidence. Even Einstein, one of the biggest progressives in scientific history, could not accept the implications of his own theory. Other scientists were too inv ...more

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Feb 23, 2010 Tippy rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-history, culture, philosophy, psychology

This arrogant asshole started off his book by claiming that he was going to change the way I view science and the scientific community, and I'll be damned if he didn't. Pulling from many disciplines in the social sciences, I would say that this book is mostly a history book and an anthropological look at scientists. And he threw in some fascinating experiments in psychology, just for fun (My favorite was a playing card experiment in which the people observed what they were expecting to see and n ...more

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