Thomas Kuhn with his classic The Structure of Scientific
Revolutions is one of the most influential and widely read
philosophers of the 20th century. Kuhn's claim that the meanings of
scientific terms change is often taken to be refuted by recent
advances in the philosophy of language. Meaning Changes challenges
this interpretation showing that meaning change in Kuhn has
multiple aspects: Semantic, mental and historical. The author
describes the traditional view with clarity, but demonstrates that
Kuhn's idea stems from his studies of history. The book explains
how Kuhn's philosophy is supported by cognitive science and why
meaning change is relevant to the history of ideas. It argues that
Kuhn's case against Hilary Putnam's causal theory of reference
constitutes serious criticism of the account. The book concludes by
analysing Kuhn's 'historical perspective' in the coherentist
epistemological framework, which regards the question of scientific
progress ultimately as empirical. This book will be of particular
interest to students and scholars of the history and philosophy of
science. It also is valuable reading to anybody interested in
philosophy or scientific change.
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