How Long to Read An Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

By Jo Hedesan

How Long Does it Take to Read An Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read An Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Jo Hedesan

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Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions can be seen, without exaggeration, as a landmark text in intellectual history. In his analysis of shifts in scientific thinking, Kuhn questioned the prevailing view that science was an unbroken progression towards the truth. Progress was actually made, he argued, via "paradigm shifts", meaning that evidence that existing scientific models are flawed slowly accumulates – in the face, at first, of opposition and doubt – until it finally results in a crisis that forces the development of a new model. This development, in turn, produces a period of rapid change – "extraordinary science," Kuhn terms it – before an eventual return to "normal science" begins the process whereby the whole cycle eventually repeats itself. This portrayal of science as the product of successive revolutions was the product of rigorous but imaginative critical thinking. It was at odds with science’s self-image as a set of disciplines that constantly evolve and progress via the process of building on existing knowledge. Kuhn’s highly creative re-imagining of that image has proved enduringly influential – and is the direct product of the author’s ability to produce a novel explanation for existing evidence and to redefine issues so as to see them in new ways.

How long is An Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?

An Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Jo Hedesan is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read An Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions aloud.

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