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Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1. Introduction: Kuhn still Matters (Yafeng Shan).- Part I: Exploring Kuhnian Legacy.- Chapter 2. Has There Been a Second Kuhnian Revolution? (Joseph Rouse).- Chapter 3. Kuhnian Lessons for the Social Epistemology of Science (Vincenzo Politi).- Chapter 4. Kuhn, Modern Mathematics and the Dynamics of Reason (David Corfield).- Chapter 5. Kuhn and Knowing-How: A New Conception of Scientific Progress (Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen).- Chapter 6. Worlds, Algorithms, and Niches: The Feedback-loop Idea in Kuhn's Philosophy (Matteo De Benedetto and Michele Luchetti).- Chapter 7. The Role of Mathematics in the Copernican Revolution (Donald Gillies).- Chapter 8. Normal Science and Tradition in the Non-West: Divergence in Adherence in West and East Asia (M. A. Mujeeb Khan).- Part II: Rereading Kuhn.- Chapter 9. Interpreting Structure (Alexander Bird).- Chapter 10. Kuhn and Philosophy (Vasso Kindi).- Chapter 11. Reappraising Kind Concepts (Paulo Pirozelli).- Chapter 12. Revolu

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EXAMINING PHILOSOPHY ITSELF One of the most distinctive features of philosophy is self-reflection. Philosophers are not only concerned with metaphysical, epistemological, conceptual, ethical, and aesthetic issues of things around us, they also pay serious attention to the nature, value, methods, and development of philosophy itself. This book examines some of the most important metaphilosophical issues: Is philosophy progressive? Are metaphysical claims meaningful? What is the aim of philosophy? Should analytic metaphysics be replaced by naturalised metaphysics? What is the prospect of a digital approach to philosophy of science? Can poetry play a substantial role in philosophy? Examining Philosophy Itself will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in philosophy.

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