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).