Science Studies · Introductory guide
History & philosophy of science
How does scientific knowledge change?
Overview
Explanation, evidence, paradigms, and scientific change. These thinkers offered different—and often competing—accounts of science. Kuhn influenced SSK without belonging to its sociological programme.
Historical context
Long-standing traditions; major twentieth-century debates
Key thinkers
Ludwik Fleck · Karl Popper · Thomas Kuhn · Imre Lakatos · Paul Feyerabend