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Paradigm

Thomas S. Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 1962

~excerpt from Kuhn's book~

Paradigm's Role as a Vehicle for Scientific Theory

Men whose research is based on shared paradigms are committed to the same rules and standards for scientific practice…Acquisition of a paradigm and of the more esoteric type of research it permits is a sign of maturity in the development of any given scientific field (p.11).