Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions has sold over a million copies in more than twenty languages and has remained one of the ten most cited academic works for the past half century. In contrast, Karl Popper's seminal book The Logic of Scientific Discovery has lapsed into relative obscurity. Although the two men debated the nature of science only once, the legacy of this encounter has dominated intellectual and public discussions on the topic ever since. Almost universally recognized as the modern watershed in the philosophy of science, Kuhn's relativistic vision of shifting paradigms -- which asserted that science was just another human activity, like art or philosophy, only more specialized -- triumphed over Popper's more positivistic belief in science's revolutionary potential to falsify society's dogmas. But has this victory been beneficial for science? Steve Fuller argues that not only has Kuhn's dominance had an adverse impact on the field but both thinkers have been radically misinterpreted in the process. This debate raises a vital question: Can science remain an independent, progressive force in society, or is it destined to continue as the technical wing of the military-industrial complex? Drawing on original research -- including the Kuhn archives at MIT -- Fuller offers a clear account of "Kuhn vs. Popper" and what it will mean for the future of scientific inquiry.

史蒂夫．富勒（Steve Fuller）

1959年齣生於美國紐約，1985年獲匹茲堡大學科學歷史與哲學（History and Philosophy of Science, HPS）博士學位。研究興趣主要是科學與技術研究（STS），並創建瞭「社會認識論」領域。1994年移居英國，任教於華威剋大學（Warwick University）社會學係，並先後獲選為英國皇傢文藝學會會員與英國社會科學院院士。富勒著作等身、獲獎無數，但在英美STS領域卻是個爭議性人物，性好挑起爭論，甚少附和領域內外的主流意見。《孔恩vs.波普：爭奪科學之魂》是他的第八本書，為《孔恩：我們這個時代的哲學史》的續篇。

【譯者簡介】

翁昌黎

中央大學哲學研究所碩士，隱居紐西蘭近二十載。關注項目為「意識的科學與哲學」、唯識學等，與拿旺桑結堪布成立「大乘佛教禪修研究社」。其他研究興趣為「毛澤東思想與中國革命」、「馬剋思主義政治經濟學」等。

【校訂者簡介】

陳瑞麟

國立中正大學講座教授，國立颱灣大學哲學博士，現任颱灣科技與社會研究學會理事長。

陳信行

世新大學社會發展研究所副教授，美國壬瑟列理工學院（Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, RPI）科學與技術研究博士。

林正慧

美國東密西根大學婦女研究碩士，現專職翻譯。

李屹

颱大社會碩畢，目前在電子書店灑掃庭除。研究興趣是概念的歷史、甜點和填充玩具。