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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 219-238 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-031-71938-7 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-3-031-71937-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science |
|---|---|
| Volume | 346 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0068-0346 |
| ISSN (electronic) | 2214-7942 |
Abstract
I begin the chapter with biographical remarks, especially, when and how Feyerabend and Kuhn met. Then, I discuss the concept of incommensurability. Perhaps surprisingly, Feyerabend and Kuhn did disagree about several aspects of this concept, which has often not been seen appropriately in the literature. I first discuss their agreements, and then the main differences in their understanding of incommensurability. Then I discuss Feyerabend’s general criticism of Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Feyerabend’s criticism is rather harsh, explicitly accusing Kuhn of propaganda. Feyerabend is especially enraged about Kuhn’s positive evaluation of Kuhn’s normal science. However, a closer analysis of Feyerabend’s arguments against normal science reveal that they are not very strong and somewhat biased. The chapter ends with some remarks about Feyerabend’s and Kuhn’s reconciliation in the late 1980s.
Keywords
- Ideology, Incommensurability, Normal science, Paul Feyerabend, Scientific progress, Thomas Kuhn
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Anthropology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Literature and Literary Theory
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- History and Philosophy of Science
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Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Springer Nature, 2024. p. 219-238 (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science; Vol. 346).
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