Copernican Revolution -- Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought

Author: (American) Kuhn, translated by Wu Guosheng et al.
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Kuhn's "paradigm" thought has now gone beyond the field of philosophy of science and is widely used in fields such as sociology, far exceeding its original meaning. In this context, rereading The Copernican Revolution and exploring the development of Kuhn's early thought holds special significance for understanding Kuhn's philosophy of science and its profound impact on various disciplines. This book is a classic in the history of scientific thought, holding the same important status as Bichler's Galileo and the World System. Kuhn was deeply influenced by Bichler's historiographic program of the history of science and broke through the research method of Galileo and the World System, which was limited to the internal history of science, by examining science within its contemporary cultural context, thereby pioneering a historiographic program that combines internal and external history. This book not only accurately and elaborately describes many astronomical concepts, technical details, and the sociocultural background of religion, but the factors of internal and external history are naturally integrated. The sudden attack reveals the revolutionary nature and significance of the structure and meaning.