SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution

This paper describes What Thomas Kuhn means by "scientific revolution". Kuhn's major work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, is one of the most frequently quoted and cited works in science in the twentieth century. In this text, a seminal work on the nature of scientific theory and how it changes, Kuhn articulated the concepts of paradigms and paradigm shifts, their importance to theory, and how they influence both thought and practice. According to Kuhn, professions, professional thought, and professional practice are dominated by a major paradigm or model that explains relationships and prescribes actions. Paradigms allow for ...