Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. AN OVERVIEW OF KUHN’S PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 8
6. PART I: HISTORY
7. 2. THE ROLE OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN KUHN’S EARLY PHILOSOPHY 27
8. 3. “MUCKRAKING” IN HISTORY 54
9. PART II: RATIONALITY
10. 4. KUHN’S ANTIRELATIVISM 85
11. 5. COLLECTIVE RATIONALITY OF SCIENCE 106
12. 6. LOOKING BACK: PROGRESS IN SCIENCE 136
13. PART III: PRAGMATISM
14. 7. KUHN’S PRAGMATIST ROOTS 167
15. Notes 197
16. Bibliography 219
17. Index 227