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Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)
Thomas Kuhn was an American physicist, historian, and philosopher of science. In his book Structure he introduced the term "paradigm shift" which became a popular English idiom. references https://www.google.com/search?q=paradigm+shift&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4rMS0s4ziAhUEXa0KHeI7DFsQ_AUIDygC&biw=1280&bih=578&dpr=1.5#imgrc=q8sKwUI_69MJ5M: -
Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)
In 1962 Thomas Kuhn wrote the most famous book about science of the twentieth century. "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" or "Structure" for short influenced philosophers, historians, and sociologists. The ideas and terms in Kuhn's book have also transcended these academic disciplines and influenced areas like business and politics. -
Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)
In Kuhn's theory of science there are four phases: Pre-Paradigmatic Phase, Normal Science, Crisis, and Scientific Revolution. In his theory scientists operate within the parameters of their current paradigm until a crisis occurs. When a crisis is resolved in the paradigm scientists either return to conducting normal science again, or a scientific revolution occurs. References https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGZEZ96ynI -
Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)
One key term used by Kuhn in his book is "paradigm". A paradigm, by rough definition, is an illustrative example of something on which other cases can be modeled. In "Structure" Kuhn describes a paradigm as a whole way of doing science in a particular field. references http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=8c8ae3fe-2699-40f5-b185-80ab55a20a13%40sessionmgr4008&vid=0&format=EB
