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Thomas Kuhn 1922-1996
An example of the effect of Kuhn’s work is, “logical positivist versus Thomas Kuhn” is an exposition of a philosophical movement developed in the 1920s by some analytic-minded scholars who developed a criterion of significance, the verifiability principle as a means of ridding philosophy of what they regarded as its metaphysical, non-scientific impurities. (Johnson-Mendie and Edwin) -
Thomas Kuhn 1922-1996
The key point from this is, Kuhn challenged what was “known” at the time and worked towards improving it for better understanding in science. From this work some logical thinkers developed what is known as a criterion of significance or a statement that is significant if it satisfies a condition and is meaningless if it does not. It was established that Kuhn had brought up a new paradigm. This new paradigm would change the standing view of logical positivism. -
Thomas Kuhn 1922-1996
Kuhn brought forth the idea that scientific paradigm and scientific revolution would be the way to distinguish between science and non-science. It is explained that in scientific paradigm and scientific revolution one can “obtain in actual scientific practice for the purpose of formulating and solving problems as well as for explaining and predicting natural events.” (Johnson-Mendie and Edwin) Kuhn explored the idea that science can progress via evolutionary movement through paradigm shifts. -
Thomas Kuhn 1922-1996
A key achievement made by Thomas Kuhn in the 1920’s was that he played a major role is the demise of logical positivism. Currently, logical positivism is seen as too simple of an approach to science. In its place is now are new philosophies that are largely comprised of the work of Thomas Kuhn.