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Bryan Kam
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Thinking about origins of truth, selfhood, suffering, philosophy of science, literature, film. @interintellect_ fellow. @bryankam@writing.exchange
Nov 24, 2020 • 41 tweets • 18 min read
(Republic of Science also came out in 1962. Kuhn knew Polanyi, they debated philosophy of science for years. There was a later debate after both popularised similar ideas, some accusing Kuhn of plagiarism.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Ku…
polanyisociety.org/TAD%20WEB%20AR… Kuhn goes on to describe the essential characteristics of scientific communities. This page is well-worth reading. Image
Sep 9, 2020 • 503 tweets • >60 min read
Thread! Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996) was an American physicist and historian of science. In 1962 he wrote a short book (he calls it an essay) called The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. I read the 4th edition (2012) which includes his 1969 postscript. It took me about six months. Immediate reception portrayed it as an attack on logical positivism en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positivism which states that information derived from empirical experience, with the help of reason and logic, can lead to objective certainties. And it was a decisive blow against positivism.