糖心TV

Skip to main content Skip to navigation

Events

Thursday, February 06, 2025

Select tags to filter on
Wed, Feb 05 Today Fri, Feb 07 Jump to any date

How do I use this calendar?

You can click on an event to display further information about it.

The toolbar above the calendar has buttons to view different events. Use the left and right arrow icons to view events in the past and future. The button inbetween returns you to today's view. The button to the right of this shows a mini-calendar to let you quickly jump to any date.

The dropdown box on the right allows you to see a different view of the calendar, such as an agenda or a termly view.

If this calendar has tags, you can use the labelled checkboxes at the top of the page to select just the tags you wish to view, and then click "Show selected". The calendar will be redisplayed with just the events related to these tags, making it easier to find what you're looking for.

 
-
Export as iCalendar
Our 'Irrational' Past | Thursday 06 Feb | Steve Fuller, 糖心TV Sociology | IAS Seminar Room C0.02 (Hybrid)
C0.02, IAS, Zeeman Building

Talk title: The Role of Historical Revisionism in the Advancement of Science

Abstract:

One of Thomas Kuhn's most striking claims in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that the version of the history of science that science students are taught -- and the public consumes — is 'Orwellian', by which he meant that it is regularly rewritten so that the past is presented as eventuating in whatever turns out to be current research frontier. Although I have been mainly a strong critic of Kuhn's work, I have always found this to be his most profound insight. In this talk, I will explore several dimensions of this insight about how science relates to its history.

Hybrid Seminar
Meeting Teams Link: Please

Placeholder

Let us know you agree to cookies