The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

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"A landmark in intellectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own immediate field. . . . It is written with a combination of depth and clarity that make it an almost unbroken series of aphorisms. . . . Kuhn does not permit truth to be a criterion of scientific theories he would presumably not claim his own theory to be true. But if causing a revolution is the hallmark of a superior paradigm this book has been a resounding success." Nicholas Wade Science "Perhaps the best explanation of the process of discovery." William Erwin Thompson New York Times Book Review "Occasionally there emerges a book which has an influence far beyond its originally intended audience. . . . Thomas Kuhns The Structure of Scientific Revolutions . . . has clearly emerged as just such a work." Ron Johnston Times Higher Education Supplement "Among the most influential academic books in this century." Choice One of "The Hundred Most Influential Books Since the Second World War " Times Literary Supplement