Part II - Kuhn’s evolutionary epistemology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011
Summary
Kuhn’s evolutionary epistemology
Kuhn’s epistemology of science is an evolutionary epistemology. Critics and commentators alike have generally either ignored or misunderstood this dimension of his project. My aim in Part ii is to rectify this situation. I aim to show that understanding Kuhn’s evolutionary perspective on epistemology is the key to understanding his epistemology of science. Such a perspective, I argue, is at odds with the perspective most philosophers bring to their study of science. Kuhn’s approach to evolutionary epistemology requires a radical shift in perspective. Indeed, this is one reason why Kuhn is so frequently misunderstood.
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- Kuhn's Evolutionary Social Epistemology , pp. 79 - 86Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011