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Understanding Aristotle
While studying, Kuhn realized he couldn't understand Aristotle's ideas because of his education. He had been studying Aristotle from the perspective of later ideas. When he realized this he began to take into account the science and philosophy of the Ancient Greeks. This is when Aristotle’s physics began to make more sense. This led to his ideas on the paradigm shift. "Thomas Kuhn." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 12 Jun. 2017. Web. 2/3/2021
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First Publishing
Kuhn's first published work, The Copernican Revolution, brought a new perspective in the philosophical and historical communities. His reconstruction of the revolution was considered scientifically accurate. Critics considered integration of the science and the social an advance over other histories that ignored these dimensions of the historical narrative.
Marcum, James “Thomas S. Kuhn” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, iep.utm.edu/kuhn-ts/#SH2b. 2/3/2021 -
Incommensurability
Though the word was not new only used in math, Kuhn, in his book, used incommensurable to describe paradigms that represent different world views on a single subject, bringing it into another field. An example of incommensurability is the differences between the ideas of Aristotle and Newton, which differ so drastically that there is little common ground between them. "Thomas Kuhn." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 12 Jun. 2017. Web. 2/3/2021
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was published
The idea behind this book is that the development of science is guided by a paradigm. The paradigm would supply problems and solutions, but a crisis arises when the ability of the paradigm to solve anomalies fades. The crisis is followed by a scientific revolution if the existing paradigm is superseded by a rival causing a paradigm shift. https://youtu.be/Yn8cCDtVd5w National Geographic Society. Natural Selection. 7 Sept. 2019, www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/natural-selection/.
