The Road since Structure
Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview
by Thomas S. Kuhn · first published 2000
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…himself disowned much of his early views, refining his original intuitions in “The Structure”. There’s an essay on [1] in which he tries to offer a novel interpretation. [2]: [https://www.amazon.com/Road-since-Structure-Philosophical-Au...
on “The Long Game of Research” ↗Working link: https://www.amazon.com/Road-since-Structure-Philosophical-Au...
on “The Long Game of Research” ↗…Richard Feynman's "Cargo Cult Science:" http://www.lhup.edu/~DSIMANEK/cargocul.htm , which is also available in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!. The whole book is recommended. So is Thomas Kuhn's The Road Since Structure, which collects many of his papers on, mostly, the philosophy and history of science, which are more interesting than I would've thought.
on “Peer Review is No Panacea” ↗…write in such a way that makes it easy for other academics to verify your work. Part of being an academic is interacting with other academics. This reminds me of the introduction to Thomas Kuhn's The Road Since Structure: "Kuhn develops further the theme, which again goes back to Structure, that science is fundamentally a social undertaking. This shows up especially in times of trouble, with the potential for more or…
on “Math even mathematicians don't understand (the sequel)” ↗