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Kun's The Structure of the Scientific Revolutions triggered the avalanche of criticism and represents the most conducive and most critical work of the sixties, until the eighties of the twentieth century, in which the problems of understanding scientific knowledge are discussed. The development of science was understood as a gradual process during which the stages of normal science and scientific revolutions were being shifted. Boldly, by introducing new concepts in the history of philosophy of science, he has encountered many opponents, but also gained many followers. In this paper, we tried to present Kun's understanding of the progress in science and criticism of his greatest opponents, with a reference to the scientific revolutions in social sciences. We also tried to answer the question of whether the scientific revolutions have been depleted and what is happening with the objectivity of science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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