“We see the world in terms of our theories” – Thomas Kuhn

„We see the world in terms of our theories.“

Thomas KuhnThomas Kuhn on the influence of theories on our perception and understanding of the world.
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Thomas Kuhn was an American physicist, philosopher of science, and historian of science.

The quote describes how theoretical frameworks shape our perception and interpretation of the world.


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Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922–1996) was one of the influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. In his major work, “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions,” he described the development of science as a sequence of periods of normal science interrupted by scientific revolutions. He is particularly associated with the concept of the paradigm shift and with the idea that different paradigms may be incommensurable.

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