Facts about Thomas Kuhn

Occup.Writer
FromUSA
BornJuly 18, 1922
DiedJune 17, 1996
Aged73 years

Summary

Thomas Kuhn was a famous Writer from USA, who lived between July 18, 1922 and June 17, 1996. He/she became 73 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Thomas.

7 Famous quotes by Thomas Kuhn

Small: It is, I think, particularly in periods of acknowledged crisis that scientists have turned to philosoph
"It is, I think, particularly in periods of acknowledged crisis that scientists have turned to philosophical analysis as a device for unlocking the riddles of their field. Scientists have not generally needed or wanted to be philosophers"
Small: Under normal conditions the research scientist is not an innovator but a solver of puzzles, and the puz
"Under normal conditions the research scientist is not an innovator but a solver of puzzles, and the puzzles upon which he concentrates are just those which he believes can be both stated and solved within the existing scientific tradition"
Small: The historian of science may be tempted to exclaim that when paradigms change, the world itself changes
"The historian of science may be tempted to exclaim that when paradigms change, the world itself changes with them"
Small: Rather than being an interpreter, the scientist who embraces a new paradigm is like the man wearing inv
"Rather than being an interpreter, the scientist who embraces a new paradigm is like the man wearing inverting lenses"
Small: Crisis alone is not enough. There must also be a basis, though it need be neither rational nor ultimate
"Crisis alone is not enough. There must also be a basis, though it need be neither rational nor ultimately correct, for faith in the particular candidate chosen"
Small: The crises of our time, it becomes increasingly clear, are the necessary impetus for the revolution now
"The crises of our time, it becomes increasingly clear, are the necessary impetus for the revolution now under way. And once we understand nature's transformative powers, we see that it is our powerful ally, not a force to feared our subdued"
Small: Normal science does not aim at novelties of fact or theory and, when successful, finds none
"Normal science does not aim at novelties of fact or theory and, when successful, finds none"