Ideas from 'Structure of Scientific Revolutions (2nd ed)' by Thomas S. Kuhn [1962], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions(2nd ed)' by Kuhn,Thomas S. [Chicago 1970,0-226-45804-0]].
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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Kuhn's scientists don't aim to falsifying their paradigm, because that is what they rely on [Gorham]
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Most theories are continually falsified [Kitcher]
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 4. Paradigm
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Switching scientific paradigms is a conversion experience
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14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 5. Commensurability
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Kuhn has a description theory of reference, so the reference of 'electron' changes with the descriptions [Rowlands]
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Incommensurability assumes concepts get their meaning from within the theory [Okasha]
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Galileo's notions can't be 'incommensurable' if we can fully describe them [Putnam]
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