Thinkers · Science Studies
Thomas S. Kuhn
- National background
- American
- 한국어
- 토머스 S. 쿤
- 中文（简体）
- 托马斯·S. 库恩
- English pronunciation
- /ˈtɑːməs ɛs kuːn/TOM-uss ess KOON
Approximate IPA guides, not verified self-pronunciations. English adaptations may differ from the original-language pronunciation.
Name forms & sources
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English-language name; no separate original-language pronunciation is supplied.
Korean and Chinese name forms vary by publication. Other spellings: 토마스 쿤 托马斯·库恩
Historian and philosopher of science; paradigms and scientific change.
Overview
Kuhn examined how scientific communities organize research and how their frameworks change. His account of normal science and scientific revolutions influenced later science studies, including SSK, without making him an SSK sociologist.