Errol Morris’ NYT The Ashtray: Why did Thomas Kuhn, the author of “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” and the father of the paradigm shift, threw an ashtray at Morris’ head in 1972?

Errol Morris, Oscar winning documentarian, writes for the NYT once in a blue moon. Check out his 5 parts NYT series “The Ashtray” to find out why did Thomas Kuhn, the author of “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” and the father of the paradigm shift, threw an ashtray at Morris’ head in 1972? (Two articles have been published so far.)

• The Ashtray: The Ultimatum (Part 1) (March 6)
• The Ashtray: Shifting Paradigms (Part 2 (March 7)