Kuhn on crisis and consensus formation in science

Authors

  • Caetano Ernesto Plastino Departamento de Filosofia da USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61378/enun.v4i2.83

Keywords:

crisis in science, consensus formation, social epistemology, Thomas Kuhn

Abstract

In our study, we examine Kuhn’s contributions to the rational explanation of consensus formation from a state of crisis in science.


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2020-04-01

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Revista Enunciação - v.4, n.2 (2019)

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