Thomas Kuhn is perhaps the most famous philosopher of science of the 20th century, and central to his thought is the idea of a paradigm. In this video, I explain what a paradigm is; basically, a way that 'we' (as members of some scientific community) 'do things'. It encompasses everything that helps us, as community members, decide how to do our research. At the end of the video, I briefly discuss some further and more controversial claims that Kuhn makes about paradigms.
Victor Gijsbers teaches philosophy at Leiden University in the Netherlands. You can follow him on mastodon: @victorgijsbers@mastodon.gamedev.place.
29 май 2024