Abstract
After his monumental work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, was published in 1962,
Thomas Kuhn dealt with problems quite a long time such as rationality of
scientific theories, theory choice and incommensurability on the axis of
reconfiguration of the notion of paradigm. However, beginning from 80s, his
on-going analysis aforementioned matters took its last shape with a new
orientation including a linguistic turn. As a result of this renewal process, a
controversial discussion aroused within the literature of philosophy of science
which reaches to top at the 90s whether Kuhn is a genuine alternative to
logical empiricism or not. In this study, we offer an assessment via
temporarily suspending both Kuhn’s own so-called shift and related debates for a
better understanding of his contributions to the philosophy of science by
asking whether Kuhn had completed his essential project at the Revolutions or not.
Keywords
History of Philosophy of Science Positivist and Post-Positivist Philosophy of Science Scientific Language
References
- HOYNINGEN-HUENE, Paul (1992). “The Interrelations between the Philosophy, History and Sociology of Science in Thomas Kuhn’s Theory of Scientific Development,” The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 43(4): 487-501.
- HOYNINGEN-HUENE, Paul (1993). Reconstructing Scientific Revolutions: Thomas S. Kuhn's Philosophy of Science, trans. Alexander T. Levine, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (1977). The Essential Tension. Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (1994). Asal Gerilim. Bilimsel Gelenek ve Değişim Üzerine Seçme İncelemeler, çev. Yakup Şahan, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (1995). Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı, çev. Nilüfer Kuyaş, 4. Basım, İstanbul: Alan Yayıncılık.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (2000). The Road Since Structure. Philosophical Essays 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview, ed. by James Conant & John Haugeland, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (2012). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 4th Edition, with an Introductory Essay by Ian Hacking, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- NICKLES, Thomas (2002). “Normal Science: From Logic to Case-Based and Model-Based Reasoning,” Thomas Kuhn, ed. Thomas Nickles, pp. 142-177, New York: Cambridge University Press.
- REISCH, A. George (1991). “Did Kuhn Kill Logical Empiricism?”, Philosophy of Science, 58(2): 264-277.
Abstract
Âbidevî Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı adlı
kitabının 1962’de yayımlanmasından sonra, Thomas Kuhn, uzunca bir süre,
paradigma mefhumunun yeniden işlenmesi ekseninde, bilimsel teorilerin
rasyonel yapısı, teori seçimi ve bağdaştırılamazlık gibi problemlerle
ilgilenmiştir. Ancak, 80’lerden başlayarak, Kuhn’un mezkûr meselelere dâir
sürmekte olan analizleri, dilsel bir dönüşüm içeren yeni bir yönelimle birlikte gerçekleşmiştir. Bu yenilenme
sürecinin bir sonucu olarak, bilim felsefesi literatüründe 90’larda doruk
noktasına ulaşan, Kuhn’un mantıkçı empirizm için hakîki bir alternatif olup
olmadığına yönelik ihtilaflı bir tartışma doğmuştur. Bu çalışmada, hem Kuhn’un
sözümona dönüşümünü hem de ilgili tartışmaları askıya alma minvalinde, onun
bilim felsefesine olan katkısını daha iyi anlayabilmek için, Devrimler’deki aslî projesini tamamlayıp
tamamlamadığı sorusunu yükselterek bir değerlendirme sunuyoruz.
References
- HOYNINGEN-HUENE, Paul (1992). “The Interrelations between the Philosophy, History and Sociology of Science in Thomas Kuhn’s Theory of Scientific Development,” The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 43(4): 487-501.
- HOYNINGEN-HUENE, Paul (1993). Reconstructing Scientific Revolutions: Thomas S. Kuhn's Philosophy of Science, trans. Alexander T. Levine, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (1977). The Essential Tension. Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (1994). Asal Gerilim. Bilimsel Gelenek ve Değişim Üzerine Seçme İncelemeler, çev. Yakup Şahan, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (1995). Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı, çev. Nilüfer Kuyaş, 4. Basım, İstanbul: Alan Yayıncılık.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (2000). The Road Since Structure. Philosophical Essays 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview, ed. by James Conant & John Haugeland, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- KUHN, Thomas S. (2012). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 4th Edition, with an Introductory Essay by Ian Hacking, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- NICKLES, Thomas (2002). “Normal Science: From Logic to Case-Based and Model-Based Reasoning,” Thomas Kuhn, ed. Thomas Nickles, pp. 142-177, New York: Cambridge University Press.
- REISCH, A. George (1991). “Did Kuhn Kill Logical Empiricism?”, Philosophy of Science, 58(2): 264-277.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | October 30, 2018 |
| Submission Date | November 16, 2018 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2018 Issue: 31 |
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