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Paul Feyerabend und Thomas Kuhn

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The paper discusses some aspects of the relationship between Feyerabend and Kuhn. First, some biographical remarks concerning their connections are made. Second, four characteristics of Feyerabend and Kuhn's concept of incommensurability are discussed. Third, Feyerabend's general criticism of Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions is reconstructed. Forth and more specifically, Feyerabend's criticism of Kuhn's evaluation of normal science is critically investigated. Finally, Feyerabend's re-evaluation of Kuhn's philosophy towards the end of his life is presented.

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Hoyningen-Huene, P. Paul Feyerabend und Thomas Kuhn. Journal for General Philosophy of Science 33, 61–83 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020747118394

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