![]() ![]() ![]() Through precise historical examples, often borrowed from physics, and foundational epistemological concepts, the author provides clear answers to these questions. How and why do these revolutions occur? How are they resolved? Why are they so rare? Are they a factor of progress? History shows that science alternates between periods of normal research, when scientific work effectively aims to improve the scope and accuracy of existing knowledge, and periods of extraordinary research, also called scientific revolutions, when scientific practice is radically altered: conventional theories and methods are rejected, others are enshrined, and previously unexplored problems suddenly receive new attention. Kuhn’s epistemological classic The Structure of Scientific Revolutions tempers this perception. Science is generally perceived as cumulative: researchers continually produce new knowledge which, like a brick wall, is added to existing knowledge to expand our understanding of the world. ![]()
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