Phi 272 F11

Reading guide for Mon. 10/10: Kuhn, §V and p.s. §3 (43-51, 187-191)
 
 

Section V

• What is the difference between shared paradigms and shared rules of scientific practice (pp. 43-46)?

• What are Kuhn’s 4 reasons for holding that paradigms are prior to shared rules (pp. 46-51)?

Postscript §3

• What are exemplars and what is the “tacit knowledge” acquired from them (pp. 187-191)?