M ot i M iz ra hi p ut to ge th er a p ro vo ca tiv e vo lu m e w hi ch w ill b e of in te re st to a ny on e co nc er ne d w ith K uh n an d hi s l eg ac y in p hi lo so ph y of sc ie nc e. T he v ol um e off er s a ph ilo so ph ic al c rit iq ue a nd re as se ss m en t o f K uh n, o ne of th e fig ur es m os t o fte n as so ci at ed w ith th e hi st or ic al an d so ci al p ra ct ic e pe rs pe ct iv es in p hi lo so ph y of sc ie nc e. A t s ta ke is n ot hi ng le ss th an w he th er o r n ot sc ie nc e is a p ro gr es si ve a nd ra tio na l e nt er pr is e. Eh ud L am m , S en io r L ec tu re r a t T he C oh n In st itu te fo r t he H is to ry a nd Ph ilo so ph y of S ci en ce a nd Id ea s, T el A vi v U ni ve rs ity Th is c ol le ct io n on K uh n' s w or k an d its in flu en ce in cl ud es a h ea lth y pl ur al ity o f r ea ct io ns , f ro m v er y ne ga tiv e re sp on se s t o el ab or at io ns th at fi nd e nd ur in g va lu e in K uh n' s w or k. M iz ra hi h as d on e a gr ea t j ob w ith th is ti m el y co lle ct io n, w hi ch w ill b en ef it se m in ar s o n sc ie nc e st ud ie s, th e ac ce pt an ce a nd re je ct io n of id ea s, an d th eo ry c ha ng e, a s w el l a s r ea de rs in te re st ed in th e ph ilo so ph y of sc ie nc e in g en er al . Al be rt o Co rd er o, P ro fe ss or o f P hi lo so ph y at C U N Y Gr ad ua te C en te r a nd Q ue en s C ol le ge , C ity U ni ve rs ity o f N ew Y or k Sa ve 3 0% w ith c od e RL IM AY 19 on ro w m an in te rn at io na l.c o M on og ra ph • P hi lo so ph y > M ov em en ts / Em pi ric is m Rowman & Littlefield International 6 Tinworth Street London SE11 5AL United Kingdom For more contact details, please visit rowmaninternational.com/contact-us/ Rowman & Littlefield International Ltd. is a limited company registered in England. Registered number: 8426003 VAT number: 162212547 rowmaninternational.com The Kuhnian Image of Science Time for a Decisive Transformation? Edited by Moti Mizrahi Part of the series Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society More than 50 years after the publication of Thomas Kuhn's seminal book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, this volume assesses the adequacy of the Kuhnian model in explaining certain aspects of science, particularly the social and epistemic aspects of science. One argument put forward is that there are no good reasons to accept Kuhn's incommensurability thesis, according to which scientific revolutions involve the replacement of theories with conceptually incompatible ones. Perhaps, therefore, it is time for another "decisive transformation in the image of science by which we are now possessed." Only this time, the image of science that needs to be transformed is the Kuhnian one. Does the Kuhnian image of science provide an adequate model of scientific practice? If we abandon the Kuhnian picture of revolutionary change and incommensurability, what consequences would follow from that vis-à-vis our understanding of scientific knowledge as a social endeavour? The essays in this collection continue this debate, offering a critical examination of the arguments for and against the Kuhnian image of science as well as their implications for our understanding of science as a social and epistemic enterprise. Moti Mizrahi is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Florida Institute of Technology. Paperback 244 pages May 2019 9781786603418 £23.95 £16.77 Hardback 244 pages Dec 2017 9781786603401 £85.00 £59.50 eBook 244 pages Dec 2017 9781786603425 £22.95 £16.07 Save 30% if you enter the code RLIMAY19 at the checkout when you order from rowmaninternational.com. Let's keep in touch Subscribe to our newsletter on our website rowmaninternational.com/subscription and receive a free eBook, or follow us on social media. medium.com/colloquium @rowmaninternational /RowmanLittlefieldInternational Rowman & Littlefield International @RowmanInternat Rowman & Littlefield International