Thomas Kuhn's Revolutions

A valuable resource for Kuhn scholars and all those interested specifically in a contextualization of Structure of Scientific Revolutions or searching for a comprehensive overview of the secondary literature on Kuhn in philosophy and beyond. * Metascience * Marcum has masterfully captured Kuhn’s contributions to philosophy and history of science with useful biographical information, insightful interpretations, and resourceful selection of the vast secondary literature on Kuhn and the wide impact of his thinking. Simply, Thomas Kuhn’s Revolutions is a noteworthy study and will serve as one of the key texts for placing Kuhn in his intellectual context. -- Alfred I. Tauber, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, and Zoltan Kohn Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Boston University, USA Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is the most important work in the philosophy of science in the twentieth century. James Marcum’s is simply the best book that has ever been written on Kuhn’s thinking, both in Structure and in writings before and after. It is fair-minded, clearly written, comprehensive, and with enough of a critical edge that you want to go on studying Kuhn and seeing how he still applies to issues that concern us. This is the book we have been waiting for. -- Michael Ruse, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University, USA Kuhn's Structure is a modern classic and yet its genesis has not so far had the attention it deserves. James Marcum’s book fulfils magnificently this lacuna giving us not only the rich details of how the book came to be written but also its intellectual and wider contributions, its impact and the criticism it received. The author’s personal connection to Kuhn and the focus on Kuhn’s personality make the reading all the more enjoyable. -- Vasso Kindi, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, Greece