The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Key Insights from "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"

1. The concept of "paradigm shifts" in scientific revolutions.
2. Science is not a linear progression of knowledge accumulation.
3. The existence of "normal science" and "revolutionary science".
4. The idea of "incommensurability" between different scientific paradigms.
5. Role of community consensus in establishing a scientific paradigm.
6. Scientific progress is not always rational or objective.
7. The influence of external factors (social, cultural, historical) on science.
8. Science does not progress towards an ultimate truth.
9. The concept of "anomalies" leading to paradigm shifts.
10. Scientific crises as catalysts for scientific revolutions.
11. Science textbooks' role in perpetuating the dominant paradigm.
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