Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 09:15:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Lois Shawver <rathbone-AT-crl.com> Subject: Re: lost messages On Thu, 29 May 1997 EricMurph-AT-aol.com wrote: Eric, I think your weaving together of Kuhnian paradigm theory with Lyotard's notion of language-games is an intersting move. What is distinctive about Kuhnian paradigm theory is that we study how the theorist breaks out of the paradigm thereby abandoning normal science. Often, Kuhn tells us, it is because the proponent of the paradigm dies and the next generation is able to transcend the earlier view. This seems like a rather sluggish version of paralogy. Whereas I am inclined to think of the paralogical process in terms of discourse that fosters creative revision (so that we can publish new books, produce new ideas in a continuous way) you seem to be looking at what is paralogical about discourse which has a great deal of difficulty escaping the non-paralogical -- but eventually does so. What do you think? ..Lois Shawver
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