Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:24:46 +0000
From: lisa rogers <lrogers-AT-burgoyne.com>
Subject: science, paradigm


Rahul:
The division between normal and "paradigm-changing" science is far too
> artificial and simplistic, although of course there is some distinction to> be made between working out the consequences of known 
laws and finding new> ones. Part of the problem is that the notion of 
paradigm is neither> well-defined nor useful for analyzing real science. 
I have a few pearls to> cast on this subject, but I don't know that this 
is the place for them.

Lisa:  I'm interested.  [This could also relate to the question of 
"science after the revolution".]


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