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Thomas Kuhn Quotes

It is, I think, particularly in periods of acknowledged crisis that scientists have turned to philosophical analysis as a device for unlocking the riddles of their field. Scientists have not generally needed or wanted to be philosophers.
Thomas Kuhn

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Date of Birth:
July 18, 1922
Date of Death:
June 17, 1996
Nationality:
American
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