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Kuhn vs. Popper : The Struggle for the Soul of Science (Revolutions in Science)
Kuhn vs Popper The Struggle for the Soul of Science - Revolutions in Science Author:Steve Fuller Although Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper debated the nature of science only once, the legacy of this encounter has dominated intellectual and public discussions on the topic ever since. Kuhn's relativistic vision of science as just another human activity, like art or philosophy, triumphed over Popper's more positivistic belief in revolutionary disco... more »veries and the superiority of scientific provability. Steve Fuller argues that not only has Kuhn's dominance had an adverse impact on the field but both thinkers have been radically misinterpreted in the process.« less