Thomas Kuhn, Paradigms and Global Warming Part 1

Being wrong is human and should be forgiven, lest we all set a standard that can be satisfied by no one. Lying, or calling someone else a liar, merely for the purpose of proving that one is right while the other is wrong, and serving no other persuasive or lofty goal, is immoral.

Thomas Kuhn would not have to be persuaded that religion and politics are included in a scientist's paradigm, because he already said they were, and he sure as hell wouldn't kiss anyone's ass because their work was "peer reviewed."

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[bloodbutter4]

You have excellent, very well thought out morals. I don't know anything about your personal situation which you spoke of, but I love your idea of "an environment where you can be wrong and be comfortable".

[DarwinsHamster]

Thank you.

[jason2421]

Hi, I need some help.

defend or criticize the following inter-related views propounded by thomas kuhn:

a) paradigm as the basis of a well-developed or mature science

b) normal science is mainly puzzle-solving

c) dogmatism is useful in scientific researc

d) science educations, thru textbooks, is initiation into a paradigm

e) paradigm changes as scientific revolutions

f) since competing paradigms are incommensurable, paradigm choices are never categorically or completely objective.

[liamhession]

@carriegaye The two would seem 4me to be related by virtue of the fact that our language around certain concepts informs our feelings about those concepts. There are these ideas about certain groups of people that are passed down through language, in that they are created to mean something and that meaning is not completely hidden to people using the word down the line, no matter how much they may claim the associations to be distinct.

[carriegaye]

Thank you for this interesting piece. Is it possible for you to relate Kuhn's concept of paradigm to anthropology? I'm thinking of how this perspective might apply in regard to working with young people on issues of identity and equality and their use of vocabulary around these.

(It's for an essay in a linguistics course. I'm finding so many fusions of seemingly discrete disciplines.)

[fabbio8888]

4:28. Big yes for me too. Now we can quit the difference between religion and politics as there both are form of commanding.

Science can be commanded. You know that.

What I don't know is why it is continually happening without any possibility to focus on the process and not on the actors. 500 years ago the acting was commanded by a power form labelled as religion. Today it is labelled politics. They piloted and pilot science.

I focus on the piloting process, not on the actors. Any help?TY

[rainmbaker]

I conquer willful ignorance is not only one of the most vile things in and of itself but when propagated in order to manipulate others that may be ignorant without the will. As for getting outside of socio/political influence on science..OF COURSE...think Broca and the other supporters of craniometry.

[PaulRenwick]

I'm jealous of how well you articulate your thoughts. Nice video.

[PiratesVersusNinjas]

Nice video.