Thomas Kuhn Flashcards
True or False: According to Thomas Kuhn, revolutionary science occurs when paradigms break down, leading to the replacement of old scientific practices with new ones.
Answer: True
True or False: Incommensurability, as defined by Kuhn, means that people operating under different paradigms have no communication between each other.
Answer: True
True or False: According to Kuhn, an older paradigm is always replaced in whole, without any incorporation of the previous scientific framework into the new paradigm.
False
True or False: Kuhn suggests that a sense of malfunction is a prerequisite to a scientific revolution
true
True or False: Kuhn argues that a scientific revolution appears revolutionary only if it affects the paradigms themselves.
True
True or False: According to Kuhn, parties involved in a revolutionary conflict must resort to persuasion, which may include the use of force—a metaphor often applied to political situations.
True
True or False: Normal science, as described by Kuhn, is characterized by cumulative progress, where discoveries are added to the existing body of knowledge in textbooks.
True
True or False: In Kuhn’s view, normal science is essentially puzzle-solving within the established paradigm, and anomalies arise when a puzzle piece doesn’t fit.
Answer: True
True or False: Kuhn suggests that an excessive focus on practical and useful problems can hinder scientific development.
True
True or False: Kuhn argues that a new scientific discovery can only emerge when anticipations about nature and instruments prove correct.
False
True or False: Kuhn provides examples such as the rejection of the caloric theory to illustrate that new scientific ideas can only be accepted when previous theories are recognized as incorrect.
True
True or False: Kuhn suggests that scientists are restricted by the paradigm and should not rely on a theory in their own research when entering uncharted areas or seeking precision beyond past practices.
True
True or False: Kuhn argues that a scientific revolution is more likely to occur when scientists within a paradigm successfully solve all outstanding puzzles and problems.
False
True or False: According to Kuhn, anomalies in normal science arise when experimental results deviate from the predictions made by the existing paradigm.
True
True or False: Kuhn’s idea of a paradigm shift is not just a scientific event but also a social and cultural transformation within the scientific community.
True
