Robert J. Richards is the Morris Fishbein Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Science and Medicine; professor in the Departments of History, Philosophy, and Psychology and in the Committee on Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science; and director of the Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine, all at the University of Chicago. Lorraine Daston is director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and is visiting professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago.
"Contains well-written essays by significant historians and
philosophers that provide critical discourse on groundbreaking work
and offer new ways to contextualize Kuhn's own work. Along with
fresh insight, a few essays provide personal recollections of Kuhn,
while others make use of his correspondence and other records to
examine the impact of the times (such as the Cold War culture) on
his work. Some scholars delve into Kuhn's influence on disciplines
like psychology and examine the notion of his idea of paradigms and
scientific revolutions. Using citation indexes, other essays trace
the historical frequency of The Structure of Scientific
Revolutions. This edited volume is extremely valuable to advanced
researchers in every area of academic study--especially for
individuals examining any facet of the history of this type of
knowledge. This work is highly recommended for research
institutions."-- "Choice"
"Few books leave a wake like physicist-turned-historian Thomas
Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. These essays on
that classic, edited by science historians Richards and Daston,
emanate from a 2012 commemorative conference. It's a scholarly
treat, from George Reisch probing the cold-war roots of Kuhn's
provocations on dogma, to David Kaiser tracing the experimental
psychology in his philosophical claims."
-- "Nature"
"Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions at Fifty: Reflections
on a Science Classic is an important contribution to a topic of
utmost importance: where we came from, how our past changed and
evolved through Thomas Kuhn's unexpected influence; though there is
still much work to do in order to understand how Kuhn became Kuhn,
whether Kuhn made Kuhn or whether it was the scientific community,
the book is an excellent starting point."-- "Journal for General
Philosophy of Science"
"Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions is one of the most
important books in the last hundred years. His language and
concepts have permeated contemporary thought and his arguments are
still alive and of real importance. What a great idea to have a
fiftieth birthday for it! The selection of celebrants is top-notch,
and, as is fitting, they are not simply kneeling at the feet of
Kuhn, but critically engaging with his work."-- "Cheryl Misak,
University of Toronto"
"The fiftieth anniversary of Kuhn's Structure generated so many
books and symposia by philosophers that this reviewer found the
present volume a refreshing change. The authors are generally
skeptical of the more common interpretations of Kuhn offered by
both philosophers and sociologists of scientific knowledge. Most of
the nine authors are historians (some of whom have worked in the
Kuhn archive), and the three philosophers included have all done
serious historical research."-- "Metascience"
"There is much that is new and intriguing in this diverse volume.
Some chapters invite us "inside the head" of Kuhn, through personal
memories of his unique pedagogical style, his letters and
notebooks, and his "Aristotle experience."
Others explore how psychological theories, Kuhn's scientific work
on radar during World War II, and the Cold War culture influenced
Kuhn's philosophy. Still others focus on the text itself, examining
how Kuhn redefined key concepts, including paradigms, revolutions,
exemplars, and progress....Reflecting on the paradigm shift that
Kuhn's influential book initiated gives us new insight into the
current and future state of science studies."-- "Science"
"Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is one of
the most important and influential books ever written about the
nature of science, directing the thinking of philosophers,
historians, and above all social scientists. Celebrating the
fiftieth anniversary of its publication, Kuhn's Structure of
Scientific Revolutions at Fifty, edited by leading science scholars
Richards and Daston, does a splendid job of taking us from the
genesis of Kuhn's book, through its immediate influences, and on to
assessments of its lasting worth. For those interested in the
nature of science, this collection is essential reading."--
"Michael Ruse, Florida State University"
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