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- Title
Thomas Kuhn, Hyperbole, and the Ashtray: Evidence of Morris' Faulty Memory.
- Authors
Wray, K. Brad
- Abstract
Errol Morris has claimed that Kuhn threw an ashtray at him during a dispute about some matter in the history of science. Morris also claims that Kuhn threw him out of the graduate program at Princeton for disagreeing with him. I argue that Morris's attack on Kuhn contains some degree of hyperbole. Further, I present evidence that shows that Morris is mistaken about key events during this period. In fact, Kuhn was supportive of Morris in his pursuit of a career in the history of science.
- Subjects
MORRIS, Errol, 1948-; KUHN, Thomas S., 1922-1996; HYPERBOLE; HISTORY of science; GRADUATE education; MEMORY
- Publication
Philosophy of Science, 2023, Vol 90, Issue 1, p196
- ISSN
0031-8248
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/psa.2022.20