The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhnby Thomas Kuhn
Shares rank 26 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Detailed analysis of scientific change
“I found Thomas Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" helpful on this topic.”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Is This Why Science Advances One Funeral at a Time?” “See Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions for a detailed analysis”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Illusions of Understanding in the Sciences” Standard work on philosophy of science
“either general or concrete work in the history and philosophy of science, like Thomas Kuhn's "Structure of scientific revolutions"”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Who Invented the Transistor?” “I can recommend both "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “AI Risks "Hypernormal" Science”
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| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The Structure of Scientific Revolutionsby Thomas KuhnThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's time to re-read Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions”
“See Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions for a detailed analysis”
“I found Thomas Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" helpful on this topic.”
“I can recommend both "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"”
“either general or concrete work in the history and philosophy of science, like Thomas Kuhn's "Structure of scientific revolutions"”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.