Who wants to lead "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?"

Chris OConnor · Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:50 pm

We could use a book discussion leader for The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn.

I feel like a school teacher looking for someone to raise their hand. Don't make you call on you.

Robert Tulip · Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:07 am

Well I suggested it and voted for it, but for discussion leader I nominate Interbane or Johnson.

2012 is the fiftieth anniversary of publication of this book. It has aged extremely well, and is possibly even more relevant now than when it was written. There are big paradigm shifts happening now on climate, religion, security and economics. Kuhn's model, with paradigm shift moving through four stages - ignoring, ridiculing, debating, accepting - has wide explanatory power, imho.

I'm getting my old copy out now.

Chris OConnor · Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:08 am

Well, Interbane or Johnson? :troll:

Interbane · Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:31 am

I was checking this out as a way to make it happen. I drive for an hour every day.

http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B002VA3B2Q

But I need Christmas to happen before it will work. Gimme a week then I'll have an answer.

Chris OConnor · Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:46 pm

Audio books are really perfect for long commutes.

OK, let us know.

Interbane · Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:54 pm

BTW, this book was recommended by a few philosophy blogs I've run across as a must read.

Dexter · Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:01 pm

I feel like I know the basic theme of the book second-hand, and I find the whole paradigm idea convincing, as opposed to a steady accumulation of knowledge. I'm sure there are more insights, but how much of it is just extra padding?

ant · Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:01 pm

I would really like to see this discussion get off the ground. I'm really interested in this topic

ant · Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:56 am


	Interbane wrote: I was checking this out as a way to make it happen. I drive for an hour every day. http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B002VA3B2Q But I need Christmas to happen before it will work. Gimme a week then I'll have an answer.

I can't follow books like this in audio format :cry:

I'll be waiting. You guys are great at leading discussions!

ant · Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:57 am


	Interbane wrote: BTW, this book was recommended by a few philosophy blogs I've run across as a must read.

"The Social Construction of Reality" is also a must read.
It's along the same line of thought

aracelip7 · Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:59 pm

i want to read this, but i a newbie so i dont know how it works

Interbane · Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:02 am

I will lead this, I listened to the introduction on the way to work this morning. An audio book has a few drawbacks, but the fact that I can get in "reading" on the way to work is great. I commute 30 minutes each way. What I noticed right away is that I want to speed the voice way up, and there's no option to speed read through a chapter.

On that note, I apologize if I misspell proper names from the book. Please correct me if you see an error.

Chris OConnor · Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:06 pm

Interbane, I'm just now seeing your post about leading this discussion.

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