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    Scientific revolutions occur when there is a paradigm shift in the prevailing views of science. A paradigm shift happens when one theory replaces another, opening up an entirely new field of study. According to Thomas Kuhn, normal science operates within an established paradigm, but over time anomalies emerge that the existing paradigm cannot explain, eventually leading to a crisis and a shift to a new paradigm. Kuhn argued that science progresses through these paradigm shifts, as later theories offer more precise predictions and fruitful areas of research compared to earlier theories.

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    Scientific revolutions occur when there is a paradigm shift in the prevailing views of science. A paradigm shift happens when one theory replaces another, opening up an entirely new field of study. According to Thomas Kuhn, normal science operates within an established paradigm, but over time anomalies emerge that the existing paradigm cannot explain, eventually leading to a crisis and a shift to a new paradigm. Kuhn argued that science progresses through these paradigm shifts, as later theories offer more precise predictions and fruitful areas of research compared to earlier theories.

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    Scientific revolutions occur when there is a paradigm shift in the prevailing views of science. A paradigm shift happens when one theory replaces another, opening up an entirely new field of study. According to Thomas Kuhn, normal science operates within an established paradigm, but over time anomalies emerge that the existing paradigm cannot explain, eventually leading to a crisis and a shift to a new paradigm. Kuhn argued that science progresses through these paradigm shifts, as later theories offer more precise predictions and fruitful areas of research compared to earlier theories.

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    Scientific revolutions occur when there is a paradigm shift in the prevailing views of science. A paradigm shift happens when one theory replaces another, opening up an entirely new field of study. According to Thomas Kuhn, normal science operates within an established paradigm, but over time anomalies emerge that the existing paradigm cannot explain, eventually leading to a crisis and a shift to a new paradigm. Kuhn argued that science progresses through these paradigm shifts, as later theories offer more precise predictions and fruitful areas of research compared to earlier theories.

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    Paradigm Shift

    and Scientific
    Revolution
    SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
    Was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science
    during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics,
    physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry transformed the views of
    society about nature.
    Paradigm shift are at the core of scientific revolutions. When the
    prevailing view on something changes, it opens up a whole new field
    of study, bringing with it new ways of doing things.
    Stages of Scientific
    Revolution
    Paradigm Shift
    The term “paradigm Shift” was coined by the American
    philosopher Thomas Kuhn (1922 – 19996). It is one of the
    central concepts in his hugely influential work, “the
    structure of scientific revolution”, published in 1962.
    A paradigm shift occurs when one paradigm theory is
    replaced by another.
    Example of
    Paradigm Shift
    Causes of Paradigm Shift
    Once a paradigm theory is established, those working within it can start doing what Kuhn calls
    “normal Science”. This covers most scientific activity. Normal science is the business of solving
    specific puzzles, collecting data and making calculations. Normal Science includes:
     Working out how far each planet in the solar system is from the sun
     Completing the map of the human genome
     Establishing the evolutionary descent of a particular species
    But every so often in the history of science, normal science throws up anomalies – results that
    cant easily be explained within the dominant paradigm. But sometimes the inexplicable results
    start piling up, and this eventually leads to what Kuhn describes as a “crisis”. This Crisis lead to
    Paradigm Shift.
    Science progress through Paradigm Shift
    Kuhn believes in scientific progress since he
    believed that later theories are usually better than
    earlier theories in that they are more precise, deliver
    more powerful predictions, offer fruitful research
    program and are more elegant.

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