Incommensurability reconsidered

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 149-169

  Brown, Harold I ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incommensurability; Rationality; Skill; Theory choice; Thomas Kuhn; Translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644394356     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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