Oliveira, J. C. P. (2002) Carnap, Kuhn and Revisionism: On the Publication of "Structure" in "Encyclopedia". UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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In recent years, it may be observed a revisionist process focused on logical positivism, particularly on Carnap's work. One aspect of this revisionism is the thesis that Carnap's later thought is compatible with that of Kuhn and even that Carnap anticipates some relevant points of Kuhn's theory of science. In this paper I argue against revisionist's interpretation to the fact of publication of Kuhn's "The Structure o Scientific Revolutions" in the "Encyclopedia of Unified Science", co-edited by Carnap, as evidence of the compatibility between Carnap's and Kuhn's respective philosophies of science. I claim that from Carnap's point of view the book by Kuhn is not in philosophy of science, but rather in history of science, and so that there is no justification for the revisionist idea that Carnap would have found Structure philosophically congenial. I support my criticism in the fact that Carnap never refers to Kuhn in his work.

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Item Type:	Other
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Oliveira, J. C. P.
Keywords:	History of Philosophy of Science, Carnap, Kuhn, Revisionism, Logical Positivism, Logical Empiricism
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Depositing User:	J. C. Pinto de Oliveira
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2002
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2015 15:02
Item ID:	530
Public Domain:	No
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Date:	January 2002
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/530

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