Kuhn’s Account of the History of Science
Thomas Kuhn criticizes “development-by-accumulation” theories of research, which claim that science advances linearly by accumulating theory-independent data (Kuhn, 2014). Kuhn examined the history of science and suggested that science does not simply advance in phases based on objective observations. History of science, according to Kuhn, features revolutions in the scientific perspective. Scientists have a “paradigm.” ... Read More
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