Kuhnian Historiography A Critique of Fregean Realism

Résumé

Fregean logic is realistic in a full sense of the term. To avoid psychologism, Frege
rejects any historical analysis of the“discovery” of laws in mathematics and natural sciences.
On the other and, Thomas Kuhn’s epistemology is predominantly based on data rejected by
Frege, namely the history of discoveries and a form of psychology of scientific research. By
seeking to convince of the relevance of a historiographical reading of the Fregean project, we
argue in favor of an anti-antipsychologism in Kuhn’s thought. Therefore, this paper aims to
make a critical reading of the logical realism of Gottlob Frege, starting from the historicizing
posture of Thomas Kuhn