Kuhn's Intellectual Path

K. Brad Wray is Professor of Philosophy at Aarhus University.

• Introduction; Part I. The Groundwork for Structure: Harvard 1947 to 1955: 1. What did Aristotle Teach Kuhn?; 2. The Influence of James B. Conant; 3. Kuhn and the History of Chemistry; 4. Kuhn and the Logical Positivists; Part II. The Unexpected Uptake: Kuhn and the Social Sciences: 5. Kuhn's Influence on the Social Sciences; 6. The Elephant in the Room: The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge; Part III. Kuhn and the History of Science; 7. Copenhagen, 1962-1963: A Return to the History of Science; 8. Structure, Historicism and the History of Science; Part IV. Kuhn's Philosophical Legacy: 9. Squeals of Outrage from Philosophers; 10. Kuhn and the Contemporary Realism/Anti-realism Debates; 11. Kuhn's Career, Post-Structure.

'This is an enlightening book, both for Kuhn novices and for Kuhn professionals. Wray's judgment on contentious issues – of which there are many – is invariably balanced and fair. The book is equally well-researched and well-written; it is a delight to read.' Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Leibniz University Hannover