Kuhn Vs. Popper
Author: Steve Fuller
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780231134286
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper debated the nature of science only once, the legacy of this encounter has dominated intellectual and public discussions on the topic ever since. Kuhn's relativistic vision of science as just another human activity, like art or philosophy, triumphed over Popper's more positivistic belief in revolutionary discoveries and the superiority of scientific provability. Steve Fuller argues that not only has Kuhn's dominance had an adverse impact on the field but both thinkers have been radically misinterpreted in the process.