To begin, the so-called 'selectivity of historical judgment' is discussed. According to it, writing history requires a comparative criterion of historical relevance. This criterion contains philosophical elements. In Kuhn's case, the criterion directs historical research and presentation away from Whiggish historiography by postulating a hermeneutic reading of historical sources. This postulate implies some sort of internalism, some sort of rationality of scientific development, and historical realism. To conclude, some consequences of Kuhn's anti-Whiggism are discussed.
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Hoyningen-Huene, P. (2012). Philosophical elements in Thomas Kuhn’s historiography of science. Theoria (Spain), 27(3), 281–292. https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.6160
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