Key Ideas

1. Paradigm shifts: Kuhn's main thesis is that scientific progress occurs through paradigm shifts, in which one dominant scientific theory or worldview is replaced by another.

2. Normal science: Kuhn describes normal science as the period in which scientific research is conducted within the framework of an established scientific paradigm.

3. Anomalies: Anomalies are phenomena that cannot be explained or predicted by the dominant scientific paradigm, and they often lead to the questioning of the paradigm.

4. Crisis: Crisis arises when the accumulation of anomalies undermines the confidence i....
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