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Highlights From The Comments On Kuhn

Scott Alexander presents highlights from reader comments on his review of Kuhn's 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions', offering various perspectives and clarifications on Kuhn's ideas about scientific progress.

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Jan 17, 2019 6,125 words 0 likes 80 comments Listen · 43 min Read Read
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A defense of logical positivism (yes, really)

Scott Alexander defends logical positivism, arguing that despite its flaws, it points to useful ideas about dividing meaningful statements into scientific and logical categories.

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Feb 21, 2013 1,217 words 0 likes 34 comments Read Read
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