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Lecture 7: Paradigms in Science: Kuhn versus Traditional View

Teacher: prof. dr. Mieke Boon

Literature & Assignment: Readings Lecture 7

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7.1. Overview: A schema on the line of argument in this course – Theme 1: Science produces true knowledge & why should we accept knowledge?

 

Lecture slides:

Slides Lecture 7

 

     

7.2. Overview: A schema on the line of argument in this course – Theme 2: Objectivity and rationality of Science

 

Socrative answers:

Objectivity Kuhn

 

     

7.3. Introduction: The question that Kuhn asked in “The Structure of Scientific Revolution”, and the societal context which made that Kuhn’s ideas have had an enormous impact.

   
     

7.4. The Copernican revolution as a metaphor for a paradigm shift (a new world view), and as an example of a scientific revolution

   
     

7.5. Kuhn’s critique on Logical Positivist’s and Popper’s traditional picture of science. Part 1: Cumulative growth; Unified Science; Science is value free.

   
     

7.6. Kuhn’s critique on Logical Positivist’s and Popper’s traditional picture of science. Part 2: Distinction between discovery and justification

   
     

7.7. After a scientific revolution the abandoned theory seems irrational as it involves a paradigm-shift. What is a paradigm shift?

 

Socrative answers:

What is a paradigm?

 

     

7.8. Kuhn’s critique on Logical Positivist’s and Popper’s traditional picture of science. Part 3: Distinction between observation and theory

   
     

7.9. Kuhn’s critique on Logical Positivist’s and Popper’s traditional picture of science. Part 4: Kuhn rejects that theories can be confirmed(or verified), and argues that the meaning of scientific concepts change in a paradigm-shift.