Originally published in 1994, The Incommensurability Thesis is a critical study of the Incommensurability Thesis of Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend. The book examines the theory that different scientific theories may be incommensurable because of conceptual variance. The book presents a critique of the thesis and examines and discusses the arguments for the theory, acknowledging and debating the opposing views of other theorists. The book provides a comprehensive and detailed discussion of the incommensurability thesis.
ISBN: | 9780367261894 |
Publication date: | 31st March 2021 |
Author: | Howard Sankey |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 238 pages |
Series: | Routledge Revivals |
Genres: |
Philosophy: logic Western philosophy from c 1800 Applied mathematics Number theory Philosophy of mathematics Philosophy of science Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge |