Thomas Kuhn
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Thomas Kuhn was an American physicist-turned-philosopher of science best known for his influential book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," which introduced the concepts of paradigms and paradigm shifts in scientific progress.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Kuhn canonical | 18 |
| Thomas S. Kuhn | 5 |
| Kuhn | 1 |
| Thomas Samuel Kuhn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T124550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Kuhn Context triple: [logical positivism, criticizedBy, Thomas Kuhn]
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A.
Karl Popper
Karl Popper was a 20th-century philosopher of science best known for his theory of falsifiability as the demarcation criterion between science and non-science.
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B.
Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher and logician known for his work on ontological relativity, the indeterminacy of translation, and the critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction.
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C.
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
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D.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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E.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Kuhn Target entity description: Thomas Kuhn was an American physicist-turned-philosopher of science best known for his influential book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," which introduced the concepts of paradigms and paradigm shifts in scientific progress.
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A.
Karl Popper
Karl Popper was a 20th-century philosopher of science best known for his theory of falsifiability as the demarcation criterion between science and non-science.
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B.
Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher and logician known for his work on ontological relativity, the indeterminacy of translation, and the critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction.
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C.
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.
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D.
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz was an American philosopher and prominent secular humanist who became a leading advocate of scientific skepticism and critical inquiry into paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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E.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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book ⓘ historian of science ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher of science ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Kuhn self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| awardReceived | George Sarton Medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-07-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-06-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName |
Thomas Kuhn
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kuhn
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| fieldOfWork |
history of science
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philosophy of science ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Thomas Kuhn
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomas Samuel Kuhn
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
author
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university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bruno Latour
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Imre Lakatos ⓘ Paul Feyerabend ⓘ Steve Fuller ⓘ sociology of scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexandre Koyré
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Ludwik Fleck ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of paradigm shift
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concept of scientific paradigms ⓘ theory of scientific revolutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
incommensurability of scientific theories
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normal science ⓘ scientific revolutions as non-cumulative ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Structure of Scientific Revolutions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld |
professor of history of science
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professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Thomas Kuhn Description of subject: Thomas Kuhn was an American physicist-turned-philosopher of science best known for his influential book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," which introduced the concepts of paradigms and paradigm shifts in scientific progress.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thomas S. Kuhn
this entity surface form:
Thomas Samuel Kuhn
this entity surface form:
Kuhn
subject surface form:
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
subject surface form:
Karl Popper
this entity surface form:
Thomas S. Kuhn
this entity surface form:
Thomas S. Kuhn
this entity surface form:
Thomas S. Kuhn
this entity surface form:
Thomas S. Kuhn