ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1994, The Incommensurability Thesis is a critical study of the Incommensurability Thesis of Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend. The book examines the theory that different scientific theories may be incommensurable because of conceptual variance. The book presents a critique of the thesis and examines and discusses the arguments for the theory, acknowledging and debating the opposing views of other theorists. The book provides a comprehensive and detailed discussion of the incommensurability thesis.

chapter 1|35 pages

Incommensurability

chapter 2|37 pages

Reference and theory comparison

chapter 3|29 pages

Translation failure between theories

chapter 4|36 pages

In defence of untranslatability

chapter 5|41 pages

Referential discontinuity

chapter 6|18 pages

Against the idealist interpretation

chapter 7|21 pages

Against constructivism

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion