Article ID: CBB001251529

The Normal Scientific Point of View of Practicing Scientists (2012)

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Nakayama, Shigeru (Author)


East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Volume: 6, no. 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 519-525


Publication Date: 2012
Edition Details: First article in the panel discussion “The Semicentennial of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions and East Asian STS” in the special issue “What Is Distinctive East Asian STS: Method, Assemblages, or Theories?”
Language: English

Thomas Kuhn himself was obliged to withdraw his own term paradigm (Kuhn 1970). After that, most academics dropped the use of Kuhnian concepts. Although mostly abandoned in the history of the scientific community, I insist that the original Kuhnian definition can be a useful tool when describing the history of science. I remain a stern Kuhnian to this day, much more than Kuhn himself. One example is my biography of Hideyo Noguchi (Nakayama 1978). Using completely Kuhnian terms, I have evaluated him to be a normal scientist at the stage of Robert Koch's paradigm that barely bears fruit any more. In this article I present my own version of Kuhnianism with sympathetic inclination toward the practicing scientific community, rather than toward the general public (including professional philosophers of science). Furthermore, I have an old sense of Marxism, similar to that of Jerome Ravetz. In conclusion, I will develop Kuhnian terms further to connect social substratum and superstructure.

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Includes Series Articles

Article Li, Bin; Ren, Dingcheng (2012) The First Fifty Years of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in Mainland China. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 527-532). unapi

Article Yi, Sang Wook (2012) Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in South Korea. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 533-539). unapi

Article Fu, Daiwie (2012) Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions and Developments of History and Philosophy of Science and Science and Technology Studies in Taiwan: A Short Story. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 541-548). unapi

Article Ito, Kenji (2012) Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions and Early Social Studies of Science in Japan. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 549-554). unapi

Article Zhang, Mei-Fang (2012) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions and STS Studies in Mainland China. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 555-559). unapi

Article Hanson, Marta (2012) Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in East Asia, Expanded. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 561-567). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Mizrahi, Moti
Zhang, Meifang
Yi, Sang Wook
Wray, K. Brad
Turner, Stephanie S.
Solomon, Stephanie
Concepts
Social construction; constructivism
Philosophy of science
Historiography
Science studies, theoretical works
History of philosophy of science
Revolutions in science
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
17th century
20th century, early
Places
East Asia
China
South Korea
United States
Japan
Taiwan
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