# The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn

8 Hacker News commenters recommended The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a detailed analysis of how scientific fields change, and as a work worth rereading for the history and philosophy of science.

## Why people recommend it

- Detailed analysis of scientific change (2 comments): "I found Thomas Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" helpful on this topic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48115062)) "See Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions for a detailed analysis" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48180452))
- Standard work on philosophy of science (2 comments): "either general or concrete work in the history and philosophy of science, like Thomas Kuhn's "Structure of scientific revolutions"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46451962)) "I can recommend both "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47497865))

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- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0226458113?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780226458113) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn", https://hackerapproved.com/p/structure-of-scientific-revolutions/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).