Logic of Discovery or Psychology of Research? / Logik oder Psychologie der Forschung?

Kuhn's monograph "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," published in 1962, is a classic in the philosophy of science. The term "paradigm shift," first defined by Kuhn, has made a significant impact beyond philosophy and has been the subject of heated debate.

In sharp contrast to Popper, Kuhn describes in his essay "Logic of Discovery" the history of science not as a continuous progression but as characterized by upheavals: a phase of "normal science" is followed by a crisis. The collectively agreed-upon paradigm is questioned and ultimately replaced by a new one in a scientific revolution.

This volume includes the original text, a new translation, and a commentary that reconstructs the line of argumentation and its development, highlighting the role that Kuhn's text continues to play today.